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Chapter 12, Problem 77GP
A 2500-kg trailer is attached to a stationary truck at point B, Fig. 12–89. Determine the normal force exerted by the road on the rear tires at A, and the vertical force exerted on the trailer by the support B.
FIGURE 12–89 Problem 77.
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