Friction is essential for a car's circular motion around a curve, primarily through static friction rather than kinetic friction. The free body diagram illustrates that the friction force acts opposite to the car's motion, but it does not serve as the centripetal force. Instead, static friction adjusts to prevent slipping between the tires and the road surface, depending on the car's actions, such as braking or accelerating. Understanding these dynamics is crucial for analyzing vehicle behavior in curved motion.
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Kinetic friction opposes the relative motion between two surfaces that are in contact and are slipping against each other.ahmed emad said:friction is causes the circular motion in the car around a curve, and if we draw free body diagram we will see the friction force must be opposite the car motion so the force of friction not toward to the center of the curve ,so the force of friction must be not the centripetal force ,mustn't it?