A farmer is lifting a sheep out of a hole in the ground using his truck. The truck has a mass of 2100 kg, the sheep has a mass of 42 kg. The truck is accelerating backwards (to the right) at a rate of 0.2 m/s. The truck is a rear- wheel drive, and the tyres do not slip on the ground. All dimensions in m 0.4 0.6 T A в 1.2 2.3 (a) Draw a clear free body diagram of the truck. (b) Calculate the tension T in the towing cable. (c) Calculate the normal reactions at the front (NF) and rear (NR) pair of wheels.

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A farmer is lifting a sheep out of
a hole in the ground using his
truck. The truck has a mass of
2100 kg, the sheep has a mass of
42 kg. The truck is accelerating
backwards (to the right) at a rate
of 0.2 m/s?. The truck is a rear-
wheel drive, and the tyres do not
slip on the ground.
All dimensions
in m
0.4
0.6
T
A
B
1.2
2.3
(a) Draw a clear free body diagram of the truck.
(b) Calculate the tension T in the towing cable.
(c) Calculate the normal reactions at the front (NF) and rear (NR) pair of wheels.
Transcribed Image Text:A farmer is lifting a sheep out of a hole in the ground using his truck. The truck has a mass of 2100 kg, the sheep has a mass of 42 kg. The truck is accelerating backwards (to the right) at a rate of 0.2 m/s?. The truck is a rear- wheel drive, and the tyres do not slip on the ground. All dimensions in m 0.4 0.6 T A B 1.2 2.3 (a) Draw a clear free body diagram of the truck. (b) Calculate the tension T in the towing cable. (c) Calculate the normal reactions at the front (NF) and rear (NR) pair of wheels.
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