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AP Physics C: Mechanics
2.7 Kinetic and Static Friction
2.5 Newton’s Second Law
2.2 Forces and Free-Body Diagrams
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A two-dimensional schematic side view of two stacked rectangular blocks on a horizontal floor. A flat horizontal ground line extends across the lower portion with diagonal hatch marks below it. Directly on top of this line rests a wide rectangular slab labeled with a centered capital letter \(M\). Centered on the flat upper surface of this slab rests a smaller rectangular block labeled with a centered lowercase letter \(m\). A horizontal bracket at the interface between the two blocks points to the text label \(\mu_s, \mu_k\). A small text annotation beneath the lower boundary of the slab reads frictionless floor. No arrows, forces, motion lines, coordinate systems, or other text appear.
A block of mass \(m\) resting on a slab of mass \(M\) on a frictionless floor.
A block of mass \(m\) rests on top of a slab of mass \(M\), where \(M > m\), which is positioned on a frictionless horizontal floor. The coefficients of static and kinetic friction between the block and the slab are \(\mu_s\) and \(\mu_k\), respectively. A horizontal pulling force of magnitude \(F_{\text{bottom}}\) applied to the slab produces the maximum acceleration the system can achieve without the block slipping relative to the slab, whereas a horizontal pulling force of magnitude \(F_{\text{top}}\) applied to the block produces the maximum acceleration achievable without slip. Which of the following expressions represents the difference \(\Delta F = F_{\text{bottom}} - F_{\text{top}}\) in terms of the given quantities and fundamental constants?

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