A heavy truck with a weight/horsepower ratio of 300 lb/hp has an initial speed of 55 mph
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A heavy truck with a weight/horsepower ratio of 300 lb/hp has an initial speed of 55 mph on a 0% grade. The truck then enters a 5% grade which is 8,500 ft. long. How many feet after entering the 5% grade does the truck stop slowing down and achieve a constant speed until the end of the grade? What is that constant speed?
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ISBN: 978-0077339685
2nd edition
Authors: Alan Giambattista, Betty Richardson, Robert Richardson
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