A car tire is usually torqued to about 75 foot-pounds.  An ft-lb is the English equivalent to theNewton-meter. One ft-lb is equivalent to 1.356 N-m.Assuming the tire iron that comes with the car is 12”in length, what force is necessary if appliedperpendicular to the handle to reach thisrequirement?

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A car tire is usually torqued to about 75 foot-pounds.  An ft-lb is the English equivalent to the
Newton-meter. One ft-lb is equivalent to 1.356 N-m.
Assuming the tire iron that comes with the car is 12”
in length, what force is necessary if applied
perpendicular to the handle to reach this
requirement?

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