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The UHart downhill racer team is testing a new design. There are 4 wheels each with a diameter of 0.4 m and a mass of 2.0kg. The rest of the

cart has a mass of 20 kg. A spring-loaded brake applies a constant force of 50 N on the two rear wheels.The coefficient of friction between a brake pad and a wheel is0.7. The cart is traveling down a slope of 0 = 10° at 13.5km/hr when the brake is applied. Determine how far the racer will travel down the slope until it stops. Model the wheels as uniform thin discs.

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