Q.

If an external force and the frictional force acting on a body cancel each other and keep the body at rest, the frictional force is

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a

Rolling friction

b

Sliding friction

c

Static friction

d

None

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Since the applied force is balanced by the frictional force , the body is stationary and in equilibrium , so the frictional force is static friction whose magnitude is equal to the static friction .
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