A minivan with a gross weight of 5100 pounds is parked on a

A minivan with a gross weight of 5100 pounds is parked on a street with a slope of 6 degree. Find the force required to keep the vehicle from rolling down the hill. What is the force perpendicular to the hill? What is the force required to keep the vehicle from rolling down the hill? pounds (Round to one decimal place as needed.)

Solution

F = Downhill force = 5100 x sin 6°
F = 533.10 pounds = Required uphill force to prevent rolling down the hill.
Perpendicular force = 5100 cos 6°
= 5072.06 pounds