2. The steering wheel of a car has a radius of 0.19 m, and the steeringwheel of a truck has a radius of 0.25 m. The same force is applied in thesame direction to each steering wheel. What is the ratio of the torque pro-duced by this force in the truck to the torque produced in the car?

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2. The steering wheel of a car has a radius of 0.19 m, and the steering wheel of a truck has a radius of 0.25 m. The same force is applied in the same direction to each steering wheel. What is the ratio of the torque pro- duced by this force in the truck to the torque produced in the car?