Edexcel M2 2022 June — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2022
SessionJune
TopicVariable Force

4. A truck of mass 900 kg is moving along a straight horizontal road with the engine of the truck working at a constant rate of \(P\) watts. The resistance to the motion of the truck is modelled as a constant force of magnitude \(R\) newtons.
At the instant when the speed of the truck is \(15 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\), the deceleration of the truck is \(0.2 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 2 }\) Later the same truck is moving down a straight road inclined at an angle \(\theta\) to the horizontal, where \(\sin \theta = \frac { 1 } { 30 }\). The resistance to the motion of the truck is again modelled as a constant force of magnitude \(R\) newtons. The engine of the truck is again working at a constant rate of \(P\) watts.
At the instant when the speed of the truck is \(12 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\), the acceleration of the truck is \(0.4 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 2 }\) Find the value of \(R\).