A new sports car has a drag coefficient of 0.30 and a frontal area of 1.95 m2, and is traveling at 68 kph. How much power is required to overcome aerodynamic drag if p = 1.225 kg/m3? O None of these O 1786.95 Ib-ft/s 3.26 hp O 2441.80 Watts
A new sports car has a drag coefficient of 0.30 and a frontal area of 1.95 m2, and is traveling at 68 kph. How much power is required to overcome aerodynamic drag if p = 1.225 kg/m3? O None of these O 1786.95 Ib-ft/s 3.26 hp O 2441.80 Watts
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Transcribed Image Text:A new sports car has a drag coefficient of 0.30 and a frontal area of 1.95 m2, and is
traveling at 68 kph. How much power is required to overcome aerodynamic drag if p =
1.225 kg/m3?
O None of these
O 1786.95 lb-ft/s
O 3.26 hp
O 2441.80 Watts
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