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Answer:
The applied force is greater than the frictional force.
Explanation:
the chair moves at <u>a constant speed</u><u> </u><u>therefore</u><u>,</u><u> </u><u>the</u><u> </u><u>answer</u><u> </u><u>is</u><u> </u><u>not</u><u> </u><u>A</u><u> </u><u>or</u><u> </u><u>C</u><u>.</u>
if there is no friction then the chair <u>would accelerate and it would not be at a constant speed</u><u>.</u>
hence, the only possible answer is B.
Answer:
The force is 
Explanation:
The diagram for this question is shown on the first uploaded image
From the question we are told that
The weight of the gate is 
The vertical component of F is 
From the diagram , taking moment about the pivot we have

Where
is the weight of the gate evaluated as

=> 
=> 
=> 