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You inflate the tires of your car to a gauge pressure of 38.0 lb/in2. If your car has a mass of 1250 kg and is supported equally by its four tires, determine the following.
(a) Contact area between each tire and the road
m2
(b) Will the contact area increase, decrease, or stay the same when the gauge pressure is decreased?
(c) Gauge pressure required to give each tire a contact area of 117 cm2
lb/in
m2
(b) Will the contact area increase, decrease, or stay the same when the gauge pressure is decreased?
(c) Gauge pressure required to give each tire a contact area of 117 cm2
lb/in
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