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A high pressure fire hose is mounted on a tank truck weighing W lbs. The truck is parked on a icy road; the coefficient of friction between tires and road is mu(m). If the hose can send water h(ft) straight up, how many ft^3/s (Flow) can flow in a horizontal direction before the truck will begin to slip?

Water weights p lb/ft^3. Water density in (p/g) in slugs/ft^3.

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