Editing Force (section)

=== Friction ===
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Friction is a force that opposes relative motion of two bodies. At the macroscopic scale, the frictional force is directly related to the normal force at the point of contact. There are two broad classifications of frictional forces: [[static friction]] and [[kinetic friction]].<ref name="openstax-university-physics"/>{{rp|267}}

The static friction force (<math>\mathbf F_{\mathrm{sf}}</math>) will exactly oppose forces applied to an object parallel to a surface up to the limit specified by the [[coefficient of static friction]] (<math>\mu_{\mathrm{sf}}</math>) multiplied by the normal force (<math>\mathbf F_\text{N}</math>). In other words, the magnitude of the static friction force satisfies the inequality:
<math display="block">0 \le\mathbf F_{\mathrm{sf}} \le \mu_{\mathrm{sf}} \mathbf F_\mathrm{N}.</math>

The kinetic friction force (<math>F_{\mathrm{kf}}</math>) is typically independent of both the forces applied and the movement of the object. Thus, the magnitude of the force equals:
<math display="block">\mathbf F_{\mathrm{kf}} = \mu_{\mathrm{kf}} \mathbf F_\mathrm{N},</math>

where <math>\mu_{\mathrm{kf}}</math> is the [[coefficient of kinetic friction]]. The coefficient of kinetic friction is normally less than the coefficient of static friction.<ref name="openstax-university-physics" />{{rp|267–271}}