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N N N N: Weallk Ow That Pushi G Dow o The Brake Pedal Slowsacartoa
N N N N: Weallk Ow That Pushi G Dow o The Brake Pedal Slowsacartoa
ow that pushi
n
g dow
n
o
n
?
H
ow does
y
our car tra
n
ough to stop
somethi
n
g as big as a car?
BRAKE BAS
I
CS
Whe
n
y
ou depress
y
our brake pedal,
y
our car tra
n
y
our foot to
its brakes through
a fluid.
S
i
n
ce the actual
brakes require a
much greater
force tha
n
y
ou could appl
y
with
y
our leg,
y
our car must also
multipl
y
the force of
y
our foot.
I
t does this i
n
two wa
y
s:
y
Me
chanical
advantag
e
(
l
e
v
er
ag
e)
y
Hyd
r
aulic fo
r
c
e
multiplication
T
he brakes tra
g
f
r
iction
,a
n
g frictio
n
also. Before we
begi
n
our discussio
o
n
the compo
n
e
n
ts of the brake s
y
stem,let's cover
these three pri
ciples: