Question: A 4 - wheel human - powered vehicle is ridden by an elite cyclist on a large, flat race track on a still day (

A 4-wheel human-powered vehicle is ridden by an elite cyclist on a large, flat race track on a still day (i.e.
no wind). The vehicle is of a low-drag streamlined design with a drag coefficient of 0.25 based on the
projected frontal area of 0.5 m2
. The total mass of the vehicle (including the rider) is 100 kg. The rolling
resistance of the tyres is constant at 1 N for each wheel. Ignore all mechanical losses within the vehicle.
(a) During the race the vehicle travels at constant speed with the rider delivering 350 Watts of
power to the driving wheel. Calculate the speed of the vehicle.

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