Edexcel M2 2002 June — Question 3 9 marks

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2002
SessionJune
Marks9
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TopicPower and driving force
DifficultyStandard +0.3 This is a standard M2 work-energy question requiring application of the work-energy principle with resistance forces, followed by a routine power calculation using P=Fv. The multi-step nature and need to track energy changes (KE and PE) makes it slightly above average, but all techniques are standard textbook applications with no novel insight required.
Spec6.02i Conservation of energy: mechanical energy principle6.02l Power and velocity: P = Fv

\includegraphics{figure_1} Figure 1 shows the path taken by a cyclist in travelling on a section of a road. When the cyclist comes to the point \(A\) on the top of a hill, she is travelling at 8 m s\(^{-1}\). She descends a vertical distance of 20 m to the bottom of the hill. The road then rises to the point \(B\) through a vertical distance of 12 m. When she reaches \(B\), her speed is 5 m s\(^{-1}\). The total mass of the cyclist and the cycle is 80 kg and the total distance along the road from \(A\) to \(B\) is 500 m. By modelling the resistance to the motion of the cyclist as of constant magnitude 20 N,
  1. find the work done by the cyclist in moving from \(A\) to \(B\). [5]
At \(B\) the road is horizontal. Given that at \(B\) the cyclist is accelerating at 0.5 m s\(^{-2}\),
  1. find the power generated by the cyclist at \(B\). [4]

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Figure 1 shows the path taken by a cyclist in travelling on a section of a road. When the cyclist comes to the point $A$ on the top of a hill, she is travelling at 8 m s$^{-1}$. She descends a vertical distance of 20 m to the bottom of the hill. The road then rises to the point $B$ through a vertical distance of 12 m. When she reaches $B$, her speed is 5 m s$^{-1}$. The total mass of the cyclist and the cycle is 80 kg and the total distance along the road from $A$ to $B$ is 500 m. By modelling the resistance to the motion of the cyclist as of constant magnitude 20 N,

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\item find the work done by the cyclist in moving from $A$ to $B$. [5]
\end{enumerate}

At $B$ the road is horizontal. Given that at $B$ the cyclist is accelerating at 0.5 m s$^{-2}$,

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\item find the power generated by the cyclist at $B$. [4]
\end{enumerate}

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