Question: Problem 3 ( 4 pts ) You are tasked with verifying the moment required to turn a steering wheel ( see diagram below ) .

Problem 3(4 pts)
You are tasked with verifying the moment required to turn a steering wheel (see diagram below). Unfortunately, the only tool you have on hand is a spring scale that has a maximum deflection of 3 inches with a spring constant of 2.5lbfin. If you are asked to confirm that the moment value is 60lb**iin, what is the minimum distance from the center of the steering wheel that enables you to use the spring scale (i.e. not hit its limit)?*Note this distance is often referred to as a moment arm.
Problem 4(4 pts)
The allowable stress (referred to as the yield stress) for the bar shown in the figure below is given as yield=250MPa. What is the maximum force in N that the bar can support? (the small arrows indicate the direction of the applied force). If the picture isn't clear, the bar is 5 mm thick and 10 cm wide.
Problem 5(4 pts)
A car with a mass of 1500 kg accelerates at a constant rate equal to 4ms2 for a distance of 490 meters. It takes the car 10 seconds to travel this distance. Hint, use the definitions we went over in the class slides for each of the quantities requested.
a) What is the Force required?
b) How much work is done?
c) The average amount of power in horsepower ( hp ) for this scenario?
Problem 3 ( 4 pts ) You are tasked with verifying

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