A particle is moving along the circle $x^2 + y^2 = a^2$ in anti clock wise direction. The $x-y$ plane is a rough horizontal stationary surface. At the point $(a\, cos\theta , a\, sin\theta )$, the unit vector in the direction of friction on the particle is:
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Unit vector of point $P$ from origin is $:$

$\vec{P}=\cos \theta \hat{\imath}+\sin \theta \hat{j}$

If $\hat{\vec{F}}$ be the unit vector acting along friction. then,

$\hat{\vec{F}} \cdot \hat{\vec{P}}=0$

since friction is clockwise sense component along $\hat{i}$ direction $+ve.$

$\hat{F}=\sin \theta \hat{i}-\cos \theta \hat{j}$

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