Assignment:
A car has a mass of 1.4 tonnes. The distance between the front and rear wheel axles is 3.6m and the centre of mass is positioned 1.5m behind the front wheel centre and 0.8m above the road level. These details are in Figure.
The car, initially traveling at 12.6km/h, is accelerated up a straight road inclined at 12 degrees to the horizontal so that it covers a distance of 1.2km in a time of 40s.
Determine the following:
(a) the traction force
(b) the wheel reactions