CAIE M1 2020 November — Question 6

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2020
SessionNovember
TopicWork, energy and Power 1

6 A car of mass 1600 kg is pulling a caravan of mass 800 kg . The car and the caravan are connected by a light rigid tow-bar. The resistances to the motion of the car and caravan are 400 N and 250 N respectively.
  1. The car and caravan are travelling along a straight horizontal road.
    1. Given that the car and caravan have a constant speed of \(25 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\), find the power of the car's engine.
    2. The engine's power is now suddenly increased to 39 kW . Find the instantaneous acceleration of the car and caravan and find the tension in the tow-bar.
  2. The car and caravan now travel up a straight hill, inclined at an angle of \(\sin ^ { - 1 } 0.05\) to the horizontal, at a constant speed of \(v \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\). The car's engine is working at 32.5 kW . Find \(v\).