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Old 07-25-2014, 05:50 PM   #76
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Originally Posted by lgKido View Post
Is that "static" friction or "dynamic" friction? It takes more energy to move an object from a starting position of v = 0 than to keep it moving (v > 0)...........
Neither.

Friction co-efficients are not the same as drag co-efficients. Even though they are both used in the calculation of forces that resist an objects movement, they are very different in nature.
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