CAIE M1 2017 June — Question 4

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2017
SessionJune
TopicWork, energy and Power 1

4 A car of mass 800 kg is moving up a hill inclined at \(\theta ^ { \circ }\) to the horizontal, where \(\sin \theta = 0.15\). The initial speed of the car is \(8 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\). Twelve seconds later the car has travelled 120 m up the hill and has speed \(14 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\).
  1. Find the change in the kinetic energy and the change in gravitational potential energy of the car.
  2. The engine of the car is working at a constant rate of 32 kW . Find the total work done against the resistive forces during the twelve seconds.