Answer
270 N
Work Step by Step
Crate starts to move after the horizontal force exerted becomes equal to the maximum kinetic friction.
$f_{{s}_{max}}= \mu_{s}N$$=\mu_{s}mg= 0.69\times40\,kg\times9.8\,m/s^{2}$$=270\,N$
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