When you start sliding the couch, you have to overcome the static friction of the carpeted floor, which is usually very big, especially due to the texture of the carpet. However, as long as you get it moving, you only have to apply the force to overcome the kinetic friction, which is smaller than the static friction.
Answer : Option D) 90°N and 90°S
Explanation : The latitudes which are given in the options are the angle to be measured in the direction of north and south respectively taking equator as the central line.
When it is 90°N and 90°S it means it forms an right angle and faces towards north and south respectively with respect to the equator, so there are high chances of pointing towards the Arctic and Antarctic regions respectively; therefore giving greater probability of finding glaciers.
F = ma = -kx
m = 0.04 kg
x = -0.02m
a = 9.81m/s²
k = ma/x = 19.6 N/m
