5 A train consists of an engine of mass 10000 kg pulling one truck of mass 4000 kg . The coupling between the engine and the truck is light and parallel to the track.
The train is accelerating at \(0.25 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { 2 }\) along a straight, level track.
- What is the resultant force on the train in the direction of its motion?
The driving force of the engine is 4000 N .
- What is the resistance to the motion of the train?
- If the tension in the coupling is 1150 N , what is the resistance to the motion of the truck?
With the same overall resistance to motion, the train now climbs a uniform slope inclined at \(3 ^ { \circ }\) to the horizontal with the same acceleration of \(0.25 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { 2 }\).
- What extra driving force is being applied?