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How much horsepower is needed, in a vehicle described below, totravel a distance of 1 statute mile in 35 seconds, from a standingstart, with the following information:

Air density @ sea level, 59 degrees, no wind = p = .002377slugs/ft^3

Coefficient of drag (flat plate, NASA) = C(d) = 1.28

Weight = W = 4451 lbs

Area = A = 197.5\" long x 78.2\" wide x (1 ft^2/ 144 in^2) ( Sizeof vehicle)

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