Homework Help: Physics

Posted by paige on Sunday, April 24, 2011 at 9:34pm.

A 984 kg car is driving along a boardwalk. The car's center of mass is 33 cm in front of the rear wheels, and the distance between the front and rear wheels is 2 m. What total force does the car's front tires exert on the boardwalk? Give your answer in Newtons.

Physics - drwls, Monday, April 25, 2011 at 12:49am
Set the total moment about a line through the back tires' ground contact points equal to zero.

984*g*0.33 - F*2.0 = 0

Solve for F

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