OCR FM1 AS 2017 December — Question 4

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleFM1 AS (Further Mechanics 1 AS)
Year2017
SessionDecember
TopicWork, energy and Power 1

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\(A\) and \(B\) are two long straight parallel horizontal sections of railway track. An engine on track \(A\) is attached to a carriage of mass 6000 kg on track \(B\) by a light inextensible chain which remains horizontal and taut in the ensuing motion. The chain is 13 m in length and the points of attachment on the engine and carriage are a perpendicular distance of 5 m apart. The engine and carriage start at rest and then the engine accelerates uniformly to a speed of \(5.6 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\) while travelling 250 m . It is assumed that any resistance to motion can be ignored.
  1. Find the work done on the carriage by the tension in the chain.
  2. Find the magnitude of the tension in the chain. The mass of the engine is 10000 kg .
  3. At a point further along the track the engine and the carriage are moving at a speed of \(8.4 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\) and the power of the engine is 68 kW . Find the acceleration of the engine at this instant.