Consider a ladder placed against a frictionless wall. What happens to the friction force between the ladder and the floor as you climb up the ladder? (Assume the ladder is not sliding.)

Question

A. The friction force decreases.
B. The friction force remains the same.
C. The friction force increases.
D. Not enough information to answer this question.
E. None of the above. There is no friction force between the ladder and the floor.

Answer 1

B. The friction force remains the same.