A car with a four-wheel drive weighs 3000 lb and has a wheelbase of 10 ft.  The e.g. is 3 ft above the pavement and 4 ft ahead of the rear wheels. Compute the active force acting at the rear wheels when the car accelerates at 1/3 g ft per sec^2? Asume the coefficient of friction is equal at all four wheels.

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A car with a four-wheel drive weighs 3000 lb and has a wheelbase of 10 ft. 

The e.g. is 3 ft above the pavement and 4 ft ahead of the rear wheels. Compute the active force acting at the rear wheels when the car accelerates at 1/3 g ft per sec^2?

Asume the coefficient of friction is equal at all four wheels.

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