Hospital bed requires a frictional force Fr to keep it moving with constant velocity across a floor. If the coefficient of friction is μ, then the normal force N is given by:

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 25- A Hospital bed requires a frictional force Fr to keep it moving with constant velocity across a floor. If the coefficient of friction is μ, then the normal force N is given by:

A.μ /Fr

B.μ Fr

C.Fr /μ

D.Fr

E.μ

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