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Dschumanji
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My physics book shows the direction of static friction to be opposite to an applied force that is parallel to the surface in which an object rests with the same magnitude (if it is below or equal to its maximum value). If that is the case, when speaking about a car rounding a flat curve, why does it show a force of static friction being applied to the car without an opposite and equal magnitude force? How can a nonzero static friction force be exerted on an object that has no opposite and equal force to create the static friction force in the first place?