For a block of weight resting on a rough horizontal surface

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Problem

For a block of weight

W

resting on a rough horizontal surface, the maximum possible static friction acting on it is (a)

\dfrac{(\mu_s+\mu_k)\,W}{2}

(b)

\sqrt{\mu_s}\,W

(c)

\mu_s W

(d)

\mu_k W