1. But if the static friction of each wheel points toward the center (from your earlier answer), doesn't that mean that the tangential component of the static friction (of each wheel) becomes zero?
2. So are the following conditions required at the same time
(a) the static friction of each...
Thanks you very much for your welcome and answers. I have some follow up questions please;
1. Why is the direction of static friction of each wheel not tangential to the direction of the wheel? Consider a front-wheel drive car which is moving along a straight path, the direction of the static...
Static friction is known to provide centripetal force when a car turns.
Assuming uniform circular motion, my questions are
1. Is the static friction of each wheel points toward the center of turning circle or it's the combined forces of all four wheels that has to point toward the center of...