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A truck weighing 22 tons stands on hill inclined 20 degrees form horizontal . How large force must be countraced by the brakes to prevent truck rolling downhill?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    F = W sin 20'

    F = 22000 x 9.8 x sin 20'

    F = 73735.2 N

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