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So, static friction is a force
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which has a range from 0 to some maximum.
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So, let's call it the force of friction
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is less than or equal to some maximum.
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And that maximum turns out to be
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a number called the coefficient of static friction
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times the normal force.
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The force of friction seems to depend on
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how much normal force the table is exerting on the object,
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which in our example,
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if you want in our example,
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not always, this is always true,