CAIE M1 2014 June — Question 2

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2014
SessionJune
TopicVariable Force

2 A car of mass 1250 kg travels up a straight hill inclined at an angle \(\alpha\) to the horizontal, where \(\sin \alpha = 0.02\). The power provided by the car's engine is 23 kW . The resistance to motion is constant and equal to 600 N . Find the speed of the car at an instant when its acceleration is \(0.5 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 2 }\).