4 A toy railway locomotive of mass 0.8 kg is towing a truck of mass 0.4 kg on a straight horizontal track at a constant speed of \(2 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\). There is a constant resistance force of magnitude 0.2 N on the locomotive, but no resistance force on the truck. There is a light rigid horizontal coupling connecting the locomotive and the truck.
- State the tension in the coupling.
- Find the power produced by the locomotive's engine.
The power produced by the locomotive's engine is now changed to 1.2 W . - Find the magnitude of the tension in the coupling at the instant that the locomotive begins to accelerate.
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The diagram shows a block \(D\) of mass 100 kg supported by two sloping struts \(A D\) and \(B D\), each attached at an angle of \(45 ^ { \circ }\) to fixed points \(A\) and \(B\) respectively on a horizontal floor. The block is also held in place by a vertical rope \(C D\) attached to a fixed point \(C\) on a horizontal ceiling. The tension in the rope \(C D\) is 500 N and the block rests in equilibrium.