WJEC Further Unit 3 2019 June — Question 4

Exam BoardWJEC
ModuleFurther Unit 3 (Further Unit 3)
Year2019
SessionJune
TopicWork, energy and Power 1

4. A car of mass 1200 kg has an engine that is capable of producing a maximum power of 80 kW . When in motion, the car experiences a constant resistive force of 2000 N .
  1. Calculate the maximum possible speed of the car when travelling on a straight horizontal road.
  2. The car travels up a slope inclined at an angle \(\alpha\) to the horizontal, where \(\sin \alpha = \frac { 1 } { 20 }\). If the car's engine is working at \(80 \%\) capacity, calculate the acceleration of the car at the instant when its speed is \(20 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\).
  3. Explain why the assumption of a constant resistive force may be unrealistic.