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not always, this is always true,
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but in our example you may replace it by μs · m · g,
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because N = m · g.
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So the force of friction seems to depend on
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how heavy the object is that's sitting on the table.
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But what does it not depend on that it could depend on?
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Can you think of something else it could depend on but doesn't?
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Yes?
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It doesn't depend on the area of contact.
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In other words,
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if this was a rectangular block,
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it doesn't seem to matter whether it's doing that