The pickup truck pulls the wooden crate, as shown in Figure 2. The truck has a mass of 1.25 Mg and a center of mass at G. The coefficient of static friction between the truck's wheel and the ground is µ = 0.5, and between the wooden crate and the ground is µs' = 0.4. Determine the greatest weight of the wooden crate the pickup truck can pull if:   a) the truck has rear-wheel drive while the front wheels are free to roll, and   b) the truck has four-wheel drive.

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The pickup truck pulls the wooden crate, as shown in Figure 2. The truck has a mass of 1.25 Mg and a center of mass at G. The coefficient of static friction between the truck's wheel and the ground is µ = 0.5, and between the wooden crate and the ground is µs' = 0.4. Determine the greatest weight of the wooden crate the pickup truck can pull if:

 

a) the truck has rear-wheel drive while the front wheels are free to roll, and

 

b) the truck has four-wheel drive.

600 mm
800 mm
Figure 2
1.5 m-
m-
B
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