A large truck and a compct car are both driving down the

samehill at the same constant speed. The truck's brakes are more

likelyto smoke (to overheat). WHY?

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Mira Cardenas

Physics

31 January, 23:24

A large truck and a compct car are both driving down the

samehill at the same constant speed. The truck's brakes are more

likelyto smoke (to overheat). WHY?

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Gia Dalton · Answer 1

The friction force acting on the body depends on the mass of the body, here the mas of truck is very large as compared to the car, so the friction force acting on the truck is large then the car. So, the amount of heat generated by the truck is more than the car and the truck overheated more.

A large truck and a compct car are both driving down thesamehill at the same constant speed. The truck's brakes are morelikelyto smoke (to overheat). WHY?

A large truck and a compct car are both driving down the

samehill at the same constant speed. The truck's brakes are more

likelyto smoke (to overheat). WHY?