3.) Automotive engineers work very hard to improve the value of the drag coefficient for cars. Suppose you have a car with a mass of 3000. kg and an effective surface area of 4.00 m^2. The engine can generate a maximum force of 28,000. N. Let the coefficient of kinetic friction be 0.200, and the coefficient of static friction be 0.400. Air has a density of 1.21 kg/m^3. (back on earth) (3a) Draw a free-body diagram for your car, including both drag and friction, when the car is moving at its maximum velocity. (3b) If the maximum value of your car's velocity is 150.0 m/s, then what is the drag coefficient for the car? (3c) Suppose your engineers change the drag coefficient to 0.300 - what would be your maximum velocity then with the same force from your engine.
3.) Automotive engineers work very hard to improve the value of the drag coefficient for cars. Suppose you have a car with a mass of 3000. kg and an effective surface area of 4.00 m^2. The engine can generate a maximum force of 28,000. N. Let the coefficient of kinetic friction be 0.200, and the coefficient of static friction be 0.400. Air has a density of 1.21 kg/m^3. (back on earth)
(3a) Draw a free-body diagram for your car, including both drag and friction, when the car is moving at its maximum velocity.
(3b) If the maximum value of your car's velocity is 150.0 m/s, then what is the drag coefficient for the car?
(3c) Suppose your engineers change the drag coefficient to 0.300 - what would be your maximum velocity then with the same force from your engine.
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