The Wheelbase on a 50,000-Kg Truck Is 2

question 79

Multiple Choice

The wheelbase on a 50,000-kg truck is 2.40 m wide and the truck's center of mass is located along the vertical centerline of the truck and 2.00 m above the bottom of the tires. The truck is going around a horizontal turn with a radius of 180 m. What is the maximum speed at which the truck can go around the curve without some of its tires lifting off the road?

• A) 44.3 m/s
• B) 38.2 m/s
• C) 32.5 m/s
• D) 28.2 m/s
• E) 25.0 m/s

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