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Grade 11Mechanics

We know that frictional force comes into action when there is a relative motion or a tendency of relative motion. So in a block over block friction problem when the two blocks are at rest wrt each other then why include frictional forces in the separate FBD of each block as there is no relative motion

Profile image of Pritesh Ramya
10 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Vikas TU
10 Years ago
Dear Ramya,
When there is  a relative motion b/w the blocks then we consider kinetic friction. and if they are at rest w.r.t each other then static friction acts b/w them.
 
Thus, we will need to consider that static friction which it overcomes first then starts considering the kinetic friction and thus it moves.