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krzymel

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A bicycle and rider have a total weight of 210 pounds. To minimize road friction, each tire should not contact more than 1.5 in2 of the road surface. How much pressure should each tire contain?
 
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The pump piston in a hydraulic jack has an area of 0.197 in2 . The force applied to this piston while the jack is being raised is 350 pounds. How much hydraulic pressure is created by the pump?
 
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onowka

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Reply #1 on: Jun 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

140.0 psi

Answer to Question 2

1,776.6 psi


krzymel

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Reply 2 on: Jun 23, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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