Two vertical walls are separated by a distance of 1.5 m, as the drawing shows. Wall 1 is smooth, while wall 2 is not smooth. A uniform board is propped between them. The coeffi cient of static friction between the board and wall 2 is 0.98. What is the length of the longest board that can be propped between the walls?
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