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A crate of fragile dishes is in the back of a pickup truck. The truck accelerates north from a stop sign, and the crate moves without slipping. Does the friction force on the crate point north or south? Or is the friction force zero? Explain

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QUESTION:

A crate of fragile dishes is in the back of a pickup truck. The truck accelerates north from a stop sign, and the crate moves without slipping. Does the friction force on the crate point north or south? Or is the friction force zero? Explain

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The crate is in the back of the truck. The truck is accelerating in the north direction. As the force will act on the crate in the south direction. So, the crate will move in the opposite direction of the truck motion. The crate is moving in the south direction without slipping.

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