The wheel of a car with a mass of 3000 kg has a diameter of 1.6 m and the coefficient of friction with the road surface is given as μ = 1.80. Assume that the weight of the car is evenly distributed on all four wheels. Calculate the maximum torque that the engine can create on one of the tractor wheels without spinning the wheel. Assume that the car is stationary.    a) 17560 N·m  B) 12644 N·m  NS) 10584 N·m  D) 14670 N·m  TO) 9768 N·m

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The wheel of a car with a mass of 3000 kg has a diameter of 1.6 m and the coefficient of friction with the road surface is given as μ = 1.80. Assume that the weight of the car is evenly distributed on all four wheels. Calculate the maximum torque that the engine can create on one of the tractor wheels without spinning the wheel. Assume that the car is stationary.

 
 a)

17560 N·m

 B)

12644 N·m

 NS)

10584 N·m

 D)

14670 N·m

 TO)

9768 N·m

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