CAIE M1 2024 June — Question 6

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2024
SessionJune
TopicWork, energy and Power 1

6 A cyclist is travelling along a straight horizontal road. The total mass of the cyclist and her bicycle is 80 kg . There is a constant resistance force of magnitude 32 N to the cyclist's motion. At an instant when she is travelling at \(7 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\), her acceleration is \(0.1 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 2 }\).
  1. Find the power output of the cyclist.
  2. Find the steady speed that the cyclist can maintain if her power output and the resistance force are both unchanged.
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    \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{c3246fbe-6f77-48f7-98eb-19e9166008bc-09_2724_35_136_20} The cyclist later descends a straight hill of length 32.2 m , inclined at an angle of \(\sin ^ { - 1 } \left( \frac { 1 } { 20 } \right)\) to the horizontal. Her power output is now 120 W , and the resistance force now has variable magnitude such that the work done against this force in descending the hill is 1128 J . The time taken to descend the hill is 4 s .
  3. Given that the speed of the cyclist at the top of the hill is \(7.5 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\), find her speed at the bottom of the hill.