In the given figure, a boy is pushing the box towards right. Frictional force on the box will act ___.

towards right

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towards left

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vertically downwards

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vertically upwards

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Solution

The correct option is B towards left
Frictional force is a contact force. It always opposes the motion of a body. So, if box is moving towards right, frictional force acts towards left.

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