Question: The author once had a small car with a ???hatchback,??? a rear door that opens upward. One day, he forgot to latch it before driving

The author once had a small car with a ???hatchback,??? a rear door that opens upward. One day, he forgot to latch it before driving on the highway, and he found that at high speeds the rear door lifted up as in Figure Q10.22B. Explain why.

Figure Q10.22B

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