A person places a hand on a closed book resting on a table and then presses downward

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A person places a hand on a closed book resting on a table and then presses downward while pushing forward. Either the book slides across the table or the hand slides across the book. What determines which event happens? Which type(s) of friction is (are) involved?

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Inquiry into Physics

ISBN: 978-1305959422

8th edition

Authors: Vern J. Ostdiek, Donald J. Bord

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