Question: ( d ) Figure 5 shows a 1 9 6 4 Amphicar Model 7 7 0 amphibious car reproduced from a CTV News Ottawa article

(d) Figure 5 shows a 1964 Amphicar Model 770 amphibious car reproduced from a CTV News Ottawa article "Amphicar makes waves on the Rideau River". The car has a mass of 1050 kg , a 43 hp rear-mounted engine, rear-wheel drive, a four-speed manual transmission, and twin propellers for propulsion while afloat. It is capable of achieving a top speed on land of 110kmh and a top speed in the water of 7 knots (13kmh). In its lowest gear with peak engine torque (88.1 Nm ) it is capable of delivering 3566 N of tractive force to the rear wheels.
Figure 5: Amphicar Model 770.
Assuming a coefficient of road adhesion of 0.4 corresponding to a wet and slippery boat ramp, a coefficient of rolling resistance of 0.02, vertical load on the driven wheels of 5665 N , and negligible aerodynamic drag at low speed, determine the steepest ramp that the car could drive up at constant speed in its lowest gear when leaving the water.
( d ) Figure 5 shows a 1 9 6 4 Amphicar Model 7 7

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