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Grade 11General Physics

What is the direction of kinetic friction

Profile image of Ankit Kumar
13 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Chetan Mandayam Nayakar
13 Years ago

Exactly opposite to direction of relative motion of surfaces in contact.

Profile image of MUKESH chinna YADAV
13 Years ago

POSITIVE DIRECTION

Profile image of Tripura Mantha
13 Years ago

friction opposes the RELATIVE motion of a body....so the direction of kinetic friction might be in opposite to the motion of a body ( we cannot always say that it is in opposite direction unless the situation is described).

Profile image of MUKESH chinna YADAV
13 Years ago

yes