When the speed of a front wheel drive car is increasing on a horizontal road, the direction of the frictional force on the tires is :

forward for all tires.

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backward for all tires.

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forward for the front tires and backward for the rear tires.

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backward for the front tires and forward for the rear tires.

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Solution

The correct option is C forward for the front tires and backward for the rear tires.
The front wheels push the ground backwards thus getting a forward frictional force and for the rear wheels the frictional force is the driving force for its rolling which is in backward direction.

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When the speed of a front wheel drive car is increasing on a horizontal road, the direction of the frictional force on the tires is :

The correct option is C forward for the front tires and backward for the rear tires.The front wheels push the ground backwards thus getting a forward frictional force and for the rear wheels the frictional force is the driving force for its rolling which is in backward direction.

The correct option is C forward for the front tires and backward for the rear tires.
The front wheels push the ground backwards thus getting a forward frictional force and for the rear wheels the frictional force is the driving force for its rolling which is in backward direction.