CAIE M1 2022 June — Question 5

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2022
SessionJune
TopicWork, energy and Power 1

5 A cyclist is riding along a straight horizontal road. The total mass of the cyclist and her bicycle is 70 kg . At an instant when the cyclist's speed is \(4 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\), her acceleration is \(0.3 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 2 }\). There is a constant resistance to motion of magnitude 30 N .
  1. Find the power developed by the cyclist.
    The cyclist comes to the top of a hill inclined at \(5 ^ { \circ }\) to the horizontal. The cyclist stops pedalling and freewheels down the hill (so that the cyclist is no longer supplying any power). The magnitude of the resistance force remains at 30 N . Over a distance of \(d \mathrm {~m}\), the speed of the cyclist increases from \(6 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\) to \(12 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\).
  2. Find the change in kinetic energy.
  3. Use an energy method to find \(d\).
    \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{4e555003-16f1-4453-ab25-c50929d4b5b3-10_725_785_260_680} Two particles \(P\) and \(Q\), of masses 0.3 kg and 0.2 kg respectively, are attached to the ends of a light inextensible string. The string passes over a fixed smooth pulley at \(B\) which is attached to two inclined planes. \(P\) lies on a smooth plane \(A B\) which is inclined at \(60 ^ { \circ }\) to the horizontal. \(Q\) lies on a plane \(B C\) which is inclined at \(30 ^ { \circ }\) to the horizontal. The string is taut and the particles can move on lines of greatest slope of the two planes (see diagram).