Determine the horsepower required to overcome the drag

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Determine the horsepower required to overcome the drag on a streamlined car traveling at 90 km/hr. The drag coefficient C is 0.2, and the drag force is Fp = .5pv^2AC. Where A is the projected area of the car and v is the velocity. The density of the air is 1.23 kg/m^3.

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