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A fireman is sliding down a fire pole. As he speeds up, he tightens his grip on the pole, thus increasing the vertical frictional force that the pole exerts on the fireman. When this force equals the weight of the fireman, what happens?
A) The fireman comes to a stop.
B) The fireman descends with slower and slower speed.
C) The fireman descends with a smaller acceleration.
D) The fireman continues to descend, but with constant speed.
E) Cannot be determined without additional information.
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This helps so much. I'll try to figure out the rest on my own now
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