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Transcribed Image Text:As a car goes up a hill, there is a
force of friction between the road
and the tires rolling on the road.
The maximum force of friction is
equal to:
O the weight of the car.
O the normal force of the road times
the coefficient of kinetic friction
O the weight of the car times the
coefficient of kinetic friction.
O zero.
O the normal force of the road times
the coefficient of static friction.
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