Data:
x = 1.20 m
y = 3.30 m
z = 0.70 m
The load on each of the front wheels of the Dodge Ram van shown in the picture is 5700 N. The load on each of the van's rear wheels is 3800 N.
(a) What is the van's weight? 19000 N
(b) How far to the rear of the van's front bumper is the van's center-of-mass located?
One sunny morning in July, a large travel trailer's tongue was hooked to the rear bumper of the Dodge Ram van described in the previous problem. If the trailer tongue was exerting a 2400 N downward force on the rear bumper, what downward force on the road was being exerted by:
(a) each of the van's rear wheels? 5400 N
(b) each of the van's front wheels? 5300 N