Supernejihh Messages 13 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Feb 7, 2012 #1 Homework Statement If a car goes around a curve, which direction is its friction? Pointed towards the circle or outwards? Explain please. Thanks in advance. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution
Homework Statement If a car goes around a curve, which direction is its friction? Pointed towards the circle or outwards? Explain please. Thanks in advance. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution
xlava Messages 33 Reaction score 0 Feb 7, 2012 #2 That depends. Think about what happens when the friction is pointed inward in relation to the car's maximum and minimum velocities. Which way would the friction point if the car is moving at a maximum speed? At a minimum speed?
That depends. Think about what happens when the friction is pointed inward in relation to the car's maximum and minimum velocities. Which way would the friction point if the car is moving at a maximum speed? At a minimum speed?