CAIE M1 2016 June — Question 5

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2016
SessionJune
TopicWork, energy and Power 1

5 The motion of a car of mass 1400 kg is resisted by a constant force of magnitude 650 N .
  1. Find the constant speed of the car on a horizontal road, assuming that the engine works at a rate of 20 kW .
  2. The car is travelling at a constant speed of \(10 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) up a hill inclined at an angle of \(\theta\) to the horizontal, where \(\sin \theta = \frac { 1 } { 7 }\). Find the power of the car's engine.
  3. The car descends the same hill with the engine working at \(80 \%\) of the power found in part (ii). Find the acceleration of the car at an instant when the speed is \(20 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\).