Question

The front brakes on a vehicle do more work than do the rear brakes. Technician A says that this is because the front wheel cylinders are closer to the master cylinder than are the rear wheel cylinders. Technician B says that this is because the weight of a vehicle shifts to the front during a stop. Which technician is correct?

Answer 1

Technician A says that this is because the front wheel cylinders are closer to the master cylinder than are the rear wheel cylinders.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the position of cylinder is near the front wheel so the normal force of the front wheel is more than the normal force on the rear wheel

as we know that the center of mass of the wheel is shifted towards the front wheel as the balancing is done with reference to its center of mass

so we will have

`N_1 d_1 = N_2 d_2`

also we have

`N_1 + N_2 = W`

so here we can say

friction force on front wheel will be more

`F_f = \mu N_1`

so here front wheel has to do more work to stop the vehicle