An automobile with projected area 2.6 m² is running on a road with a speed of 120 km per hour. The mass density and the kinematic viscosity of air are 1.2 kg/m² and 1.5 × 10-5 m²/s, respectively. Th drag coefficient is 0.30. The metric horse power required to overcome the drag force is

An automobile with projected area 2.6 m² is running on a road with a speed of 120 km per hour. The mass density and the kinematic viscosity of air are 1.2 kg/m² and 1.5 × 10-5 m²/s, respectively. Th drag coefficient is 0.30. The metric horse power required to overcome the drag force is

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An automobile with projected area 2.6 m² is running on a road with a speed of 120 km per hour. The
mass density and the kinematic viscosity of air are 1.2 kg/m² and 1.5 × 10-5 m²/s, respectively. The
drag coefficient is 0.30.
The metric horse power required to overcome the drag force is

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