Torque exerted by a car on an incline around the rear wheels

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Homework Statement



A mechanic jacks up a car to an angle of 10◦
with the horizontal in order to change the
front tires. The car is 3.08 m long and has a
mass of 1129 kg. Its center of mass is located
1.54 m from the front end. The rear wheels
are 0.4 m from the back end.
Calculate the torque exerted by the car
around the back wheels. The acceleration of
gravity is 9.81 m/s2 .
Answer in units of N · m.

Homework Equations



T=RF

The Attempt at a Solution



Basically, I don't know what the question is really asking... And how do i start?
 
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