The equation which correctly relates mechanical energy, thermal energy and total of energy when there is friction is E total = ME + E thermal.
This is the force which resists the relative motion of an object and it produces thermal energy.
This is why the appropriate equation is denoted as the sum of the mechanical energy and thermal(heat energy).
E total = Mechanical energy + E thermal.
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