Consider a vehicle going on a horizontal road towards east. Neglect any force by the air. The frictional forces on the vehicle by the road.
A
is towards east if the vehicle is accelerating
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B
is zero if the vehicle is moving with a uniform velocity
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C
must be towards east
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D
must be towards west
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Solution
The correct options are C is towards east if the vehicle is accelerating D is zero if the vehicle is moving with a uniform velocity When the vehicle accelerating, to oppose the rotational torque the friction force should act towards east. For uniform velocity the friction is zero.