A railroad car and its cargo have a total weight of 50 kips. The car is s ported on eight wheels, each of which has a diameter of 25 in. If the co cient of rolling resistance is 0.015 in. between the wheels and the tra and the wheels share the load equally, determine the magnitude of the ho izontal force required to overcome the rolling resistance of the wheels sup

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A railroad car and its cargo have a total weight of 50 kips. The car is sup
5-50
ported on eight wheels, each of which has a diameter of 25 in. If the co
cient of rolling resistance is 0.015 in. between the wheels and the trach
and the wheels share the load equally, determine the magnitude of the ho
izontal force required to overcome the rolling resistance of the wheels.
Transcribed Image Text:A railroad car and its cargo have a total weight of 50 kips. The car is sup 5-50 ported on eight wheels, each of which has a diameter of 25 in. If the co cient of rolling resistance is 0.015 in. between the wheels and the trach and the wheels share the load equally, determine the magnitude of the ho izontal force required to overcome the rolling resistance of the wheels.
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