CAIE M1 2004 June — Question 6

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2004
SessionJune
TopicVariable Force

6 A car of mass 1200 kg travels along a horizontal straight road. The power of the car's engine is 20 kW . The resistance to the car's motion is 400 N .
  1. Find the speed of the car at an instant when its acceleration is \(0.5 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 2 }\).
  2. Show that the maximum possible speed of the car is \(50 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\). The work done by the car's engine as the car travels from a point \(A\) to a point \(B\) is 1500 kJ .
  3. Given that the car is travelling at its maximum possible speed between \(A\) and \(B\), find the time taken to travel from \(A\) to \(B\).