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The car, having a mass of 1.40 Mg and mass center at GC, pulls a loaded trailer having a...

The car, having a mass of 1.40 Mg and mass center at GC, pulls a loaded trailer having a mass of 0.8 Mg and mass center at Gt. Determine the normal reactions on both the car's front and rear wheels and the trailer's wheels if the driver applies the car's rear brakes C and causes the car to skid. Take and assume the hitch at A is a pin or ball-and-socket joint. The wheels at B and D are free to roll. Neglect their mass and the mass of the driver.

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