A minivan with a gross weight of 5700 pounds is parked on a street with a slope of 5°. Find the magnitude of the force required to keep the vehicle from rolling
down the hill. What is the magnitude of the force perpendicular to the hill?
The minivan must keep a thrust of 496.79 pounds from rolling down the hill while the perpendicular force to the hill would be 5678.31 pounds. The picture illustrates the solutions to the problem.
