A car on a flat road rounds a bend without skidding. The centripetal force comes from:
AFixation
BFlotation
CFriction
DFraction
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Friction
1. No rope or rail holds the car in.
2. Only the tyres grip the road sideways.
3. So friction supplies the force.
_Source: OpenStax University Physics Volume 1, Chapter 6, Applications of Newton's Laws._
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