Edexcel M2 2016 January — Question 1

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2016
SessionJanuary
TopicWork, energy and Power 1

  1. A car of mass 900 kg is travelling up a straight road inclined at an angle \(\theta\) to the horizontal, where \(\sin \theta = \frac { 1 } { 25 }\). The car is travelling at a constant speed of \(14 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) and the resistance to motion from non-gravitational forces has a constant magnitude of 800 N . The car takes 10 seconds to travel from \(A\) to \(B\), where \(A\) and \(B\) are two points on the road.
    1. Find the work done by the engine of the car as the car travels from \(A\) to \(B\).
    When the car is at \(B\) and travelling at a speed of \(14 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\) the rate of working of the engine of the car is suddenly increased to \(P \mathrm {~kW}\), resulting in an initial acceleration of the car of \(0.7 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 2 }\). The resistance to motion from non-gravitational forces still has a constant magnitude of 800 N .
  2. Find the value of \(P\).