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The weight of your 1220 kg car issupported equally by its four tires, each infla

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Question

The weight of your 1220 kg car issupported equally by its four tires, each inflated to a gaugepressure of 35.0 lb/in2. (a) What is the area of contact each tire makeswith the road?
__________? m2
(b) If the gauge pressure is increaseddoes the area of contact increase, decrease, or stay the same?

(c) What gauge pressure is required to give an area of contact of116 cm2 for eachtire?
___________? lb/in2 (a) What is the area of contact each tire makeswith the road?
__________? m2
(b) If the gauge pressure is increaseddoes the area of contact increase, decrease, or stay the same?

(c) What gauge pressure is required to give an area of contact of116 cm2 for eachtire?
___________? lb/in2

Explanation / Answer

(a)

              We know that :

                                F / P = A