Question: 2 . ) One way to reduce drag on a blunt object is to install vanes that suppress the amount of flow separation near the

2.) One way to reduce drag on a blunt object is to install vanes that suppress the amount of flow separation near the front of the object. Vanes were installed on trucks, the drag was tested in a wind tunnel. For a truck without vanes, the drag coefficient was found to be 0.78, while the drag coefficient dropped by 25% after vanes were installed around the top and side edges at the front of the truck body. If the truck has a projected area of 8.36 square meters and is traveling at 100 kilometers per hour, what is the reduction in drag force that results from the installation of vanes, expressed in Newtons? Assume the density of air is \(1.2\mathrm{~kg}/\mathrm{m}^{3}\).(10 points)
2 . ) One way to reduce drag on a blunt object is

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