OCR MEI Further Mechanics A AS 2023 June — Question 1

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleFurther Mechanics A AS (Further Mechanics A AS)
Year2023
SessionJune
TopicWork, energy and Power 1

1 Throughout all parts of this question, the resistance to the motion of a car has magnitude \(\mathrm { kv } ^ { 2 } \mathrm {~N}\), where \(v \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) is the speed of the car and \(k\) is a constant. At first, the car travels along a straight horizontal road with constant speed \(20 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\). The power developed by the car at this speed is 5000 W .
  1. Show that \(k = \frac { 5 } { 8 }\).
  2. Find the power the car must develop in order to maintain a constant speed of \(28 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) when travelling along the same horizontal road. The car climbs a hill which is inclined at an angle of \(2 ^ { \circ }\) to the horizontal. The power developed by the car is 13000 W , and the car has a constant speed of \(20 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\).
  3. Determine the mass of the car.