(Solved): Uneven terrain conditions cause the left front wheel of the all-wheel-drive vehicle to lose traction ...

Uneven terrain conditions cause the left front wheel of the all-wheel-drive vehicle to lose traction with the ground. If the driver causes the traction forces shown to be generated by the other three wheels while his two friends exert the indicated forces on the vehicle periphery at points

and

, determine the resultant of this system and the

- and

-intercepts of its line of action. Note that the front and rear tracks of the vehicle are equivalent; that is,

. Treat this as a two-dimensional problem and realize that

lies on the car centerline. Answers: Resultant

j) Ib

-intercept

i

in.