A cylinder rolls, without slipping, down an incline directly toward you. The contact interaction between the cylinder and the incline exerts a frictional torque on the cylinder. What is this torque’s direction?

A. Downward
B. Away from you
C. To your right
D. To your left
E. Some other direction (specify)


C. To your right

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