Edexcel M2 2014 January — Question 3 12 marks

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2014
SessionJanuary
Marks12
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TopicWork done and energy
TypeConstant speed up/down incline
DifficultyStandard +0.3 This is a standard M2 power-speed-resistance question requiring application of P=Fv in two scenarios to form simultaneous equations, followed by a straightforward F=ma calculation. The method is well-practiced and involves no novel insight, though it requires careful algebraic manipulation across multiple steps, making it slightly easier than average.
Spec3.03c Newton's second law: F=ma one dimension6.02l Power and velocity: P = Fv

A car has mass 550 kg. When the car travels along a straight horizontal road there is a constant resistance to the motion of magnitude \(R\) newtons, the engine of the car is working at a rate of \(P\) watts and the car maintains a constant speed of 30 m s\(^{-1}\). When the car travels up a line of greatest slope of a hill which is inclined at \(\theta\) to the horizontal, where \(\sin \theta = \frac{1}{14}\), with the engine working at a rate of \(P\) watts, it maintains a constant speed of 25 m s\(^{-1}\). The non-gravitational resistance to motion when the car travels up the hill is a constant force of magnitude \(R\) newtons.
    1. Find the value of \(R\).
    2. Find the value of \(P\). [8]
  1. Find the acceleration of the car when it travels along the straight horizontal road at 20 m s\(^{-1}\) with the engine working at 50 kW. [4]

A car has mass 550 kg. When the car travels along a straight horizontal road there is a constant resistance to the motion of magnitude $R$ newtons, the engine of the car is working at a rate of $P$ watts and the car maintains a constant speed of 30 m s$^{-1}$. When the car travels up a line of greatest slope of a hill which is inclined at $\theta$ to the horizontal, where $\sin \theta = \frac{1}{14}$, with the engine working at a rate of $P$ watts, it maintains a constant speed of 25 m s$^{-1}$. The non-gravitational resistance to motion when the car travels up the hill is a constant force of magnitude $R$ newtons.

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\item \begin{enumerate}[label=(\roman*)]
\item Find the value of $R$.
\item Find the value of $P$. [8]
\end{enumerate}
\item Find the acceleration of the car when it travels along the straight horizontal road at 20 m s$^{-1}$ with the engine working at 50 kW. [4]
\end{enumerate}

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