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Suppose that when you ride on your 7.70-kg bike the weight

Chapter 15, Problem 11P

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Problem 11P

Suppose that when you ride on your 7.70-kg bike the weight of you and the bike is supported equally by the two tires. If the gauge pressure in the tires is 70.5 1b/in2 and the area of contact between each tire and the road is 7.13 cm2, what is your weight?

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QUESTION:

Problem 11P

Suppose that when you ride on your 7.70-kg bike the weight of you and the bike is supported equally by the two tires. If the gauge pressure in the tires is 70.5 1b/in2 and the area of contact between each tire and the road is 7.13 cm2, what is your weight?

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Step 1 of 3

Here we have to calculate the weight of the person on the bicycle.

Given data,

Mass of bicycle,

Gauge pressure in tires,

Using

                                        

                                        

Area,

Using                         

To find,

Weight of the person on bicycle,

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