A truck T has a weight of 8,000 lb and is traveling along a portion of a road defined by the lemniscate r2 = 0.2(106) cos 2 , where r is measured in feet and is in radians. If the truck maintains a constant speed of vr = 4 ft/s, determine the magnitude of the resultant frictional force which must be exerted by all the wheels to maintain the motion when = 0.

A truck T has a weight of 8,000 lb and is traveling along a portion o

1.	A truck T has a weight of 8,000 lb and is traveling along a portion of a road defined by the lemniscate r2 = 0.2(106) cos 2 , where r is measured in feet and is in radians. If the truck maintains a constant speed of vr = 4 ft/s, determine the magnitude of the resultant frictional force which must be exerted by all the wheels to maintain the motion when = 0.
A.	F = 29.2 lb
B.	F = 859 lb
C.	F = 87.5 lb
D.	F = 26.7 lb
Answer» E.

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