A truck weighing 1.21 tons parked on a hill inclined 31.9 deg from the horizontal. Calculate the torque (foot-pounds) on each of the four wheels to prevent the truck from rolling downhill?

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A truck weighing 1.21 tons parked on a hill inclined 31.9 deg from the horizontal. Calculate the torque (foot-pounds) on each of the four wheels to prevent the truck from rolling downhill? 

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