Your professor's car has stalled in the middle of the road. He is behind it pushing on the trunk with a force of 20 N forward and downward at an angle 30° relative to horizontal, but the car is not moving. Given that the car has a mass of 980 kg and the coefficient of friction between the car and the road is μ = 0.3, what is the magnitude of the friction force on the car? Select one: OA. 2900 N B. 17 N C. 980 N D. 290 N 25 N OE.

Your professor's car has stalled in the middle of the road. He is behind it pushing on the trunk with a force of 20 N forward and downward at an angle 30° relative to horizontal, but the car is not moving. Given that the car has a mass of 980 kg and the coefficient of friction between the car and the road is μ = 0.3, what is the magnitude of the friction force on the car? Select one: OA. 2900 N B. 17 N C. 980 N D. 290 N 25 N OE.

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Your professor's car has stalled in the middle of the
road. He is behind it pushing on the trunk with a force
of 20 N forward and downward at an angle 30° relative
to horizontal, but the car is not moving. Given that the
car has a mass of 980 kg and the coefficient of friction
between the car and the road is μ = 0.3, what is the
magnitude of the friction force on the car?
Select one:
OA. 2900 N
B.
17 N
C.
980 N
D.
290 N
O E. 25 N

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