2 A car has a mass of 800 kg . The engine of the car is working at a constant power of 15 kW .
In an initial model of the motion of the car it is assumed that the car is subject to a constant resistive force of magnitude \(R N\).
The car is initially driven on a straight horizontal road. At the instant that its speed is \(20 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\) its acceleration is \(0.4 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 2 }\).
- Show that \(R = 430\).
- Hence find the maximum constant speed at which the car can be driven along this road, according to the initial model.
In a revised model the resistance to the motion of the car at any instant is assumed to be 60 v where \(v\) is the speed of the car at that instant.
The car is now driven up a straight road which is inclined at an angle \(\alpha\) above the horizontal where \(\sin \alpha = 0.2\).
- Determine the speed of the car at the instant that its acceleration is \(0.15 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 2 }\) up the slope, according to the revised model.