A body is moving on a rough horizontal plate in a circular path being tide to a nail (at the centre) by a string, while the body is in motion the friction force of the body
A
changes direction
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B
changes magnitude
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C
changes both magnitude and direction
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D
none of he above
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Solution
The correct option is A changes direction As the motion is circular, friction opposes the centripetal acceleration, thus its direction changes regularly.