OCR M1 Specimen — Question 1

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
SessionSpecimen
TopicNewton's laws and connected particles

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\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{463347e9-b850-4f4a-b2d2-423cf142e30f-2_99_812_310_635} An engine pulls a truck of mass 6000 kg along a straight horizontal track, exerting a constant horizontal force of magnitude \(E\) newtons on the truck (see diagram). The resistance to motion of the truck has magnitude 400 N , and the acceleration of the truck is \(0.2 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 2 }\). Find the value of \(E\).