A car is moving towards North. What will be the direction of the force of friction acting on this car due to the surface of the road?

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Solution

Friction force always acts in the opposite direction.
The frictional force on the car will act towards the south.
The frictional force acts in the direction opposite to the direction of motion. So it must be south.

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