If a block of mass 10.0 kg rests on a horizontal surface, and the coefficient of static friction is 0.300, what is the maximum static friction that can act on the block?

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4 answers

weight = 10 * 9.81 = 98.1 Newtons
= normal force

max friction force = .3 * 98.1 Newtons

Of course we are not allowed to push down on it :)
So the answer is 29.4?
Our mass is 10.0 kg right?
that is what you said. A mass of 10 kg is a weight of 98.1 Newtons
does the mass always have to be in kilograms? If it is not, do we convert it to kg?