A van weighing 2200 lb is parked on a street with an 8 ° incline. a. Write the force vector F representing the weight against a single tire. Write F in terms of i and j and assume that the weight of the van is evenly distributed among all four tires. b. Find the component vector, F 1 of F parallel to the street. Round to 1 decimal place. c Find the magnitude of the force required by the brakes on each wheel to keep the truck from rolling down the street. Round to the nearest tenth of a pound.
A van weighing 2200 lb is parked on a street with an 8 ° incline. a. Write the force vector F representing the weight against a single tire. Write F in terms of i and j and assume that the weight of the van is evenly distributed among all four tires. b. Find the component vector, F 1 of F parallel to the street. Round to 1 decimal place. c Find the magnitude of the force required by the brakes on each wheel to keep the truck from rolling down the street. Round to the nearest tenth of a pound.
Solution Summary: The author calculates the force F for a van weighing 2200lb, assuming that the weight of the van is evenly distributed among all the four tires.
A van weighing
2200
lb
is parked on a street with an
8
°
incline.
a. Write the force vector F representing the weight against a single tire. Write F in terms of i and j and assume that the weight of the van is evenly distributed among all four tires.
b. Find the component vector,
F
1
of F parallel to the street. Round to 1 decimal place.
c Find the magnitude of the force required by the brakes on each wheel to keep the truck from rolling down the street. Round to the nearest tenth of a pound.
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A pilot is steering a plane in the direction N 45° W at an air-speed (speed still in air) of 150 mi/h. A wind is blowing in the direction S 30° E at a speed of 34 mi/h.
Set up the coordinate axes so that north is the positive y-direction and west is the negative x-direction. With respect to the still air, write a vector that represents the velocity of the plane and a vector that represents the velocity of the wind.
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