The wheelbase on a truck is 2.4 m wide and the truck's center of mass is located along the vertical centerline of the truck and 2.0 m above the bottom of the tires

The truck is going around a banked turn, when it is forced to stop. What is the maximum slope that the bank can have such that the truck will not tip over?
A)

26°

B)

31°

C)

34°

D)

39°

E)

21°


B

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