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A force acting in the opposite direction to the motion of the body is called force of friction.

(a) True

(b) False

I had been asked this question in unit test.

My query is from Friction of Pivot and Collar Bearing topic in division Friction of Machine Kinematics

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The correct answer is (a) True

The explanation is: The force of friction always acts in a direction, opposite to that in which the body tends to move.

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