CAIE M1 2023 June — Question 2

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2023
SessionJune
TopicNewton's laws and connected particles

2 A car of mass 1500 kg is towing a trailer of mass \(m \mathrm {~kg}\) along a straight horizontal road. The car and the trailer are connected by a tow-bar which is horizontal, light and rigid. There is a resistance force of \(F \mathrm {~N}\) on the car and a resistance force of 200 N on the trailer. The driving force of the car's engine is 3200 N , the acceleration of the car is \(1.25 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 2 }\) and the tension in the tow-bar is 300 N . Find the value of \(m\) and the value of \(F\).