Instead of carrying a full-size spare tire, many automobiles are equipped with a significantly smaller spare tire

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Instead of carrying a full-size spare tire, many automobiles are equipped with a significantly smaller spare tire with a warning that the car should not exceed a speed of 50 mi/h.

(a) How much pressure does the smaller tire withstand if it must support one-fourth of a 1650-kg minivan and its area of contact with the road measures 8.26 cm x15.9 cm?

(b) Find the pressure on a full-size spare tire if its area of contact with the road measures 15.2 cm x 21.0 cm.

(c) Why is it important to limit the speed of the smaller spare tire?


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Applied Physics

ISBN: 978-0132109277

10th Edition

Authors: Dale ewen, Neill schurter, P. erik gundersen

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