CAIE M1 2006 November — Question 3

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2006
SessionNovember
TopicWork, energy and Power 1

3 A cyclist travels along a straight road working at a constant rate of 420 W . The total mass of the cyclist and her cycle is 75 kg . Ignoring any resistance to motion, find the acceleration of the cyclist at an instant when she is travelling at \(5 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\),
  1. given that the road is horizontal,
  2. given instead that the road is inclined at \(1.5 ^ { \circ }\) to the horizontal and the cyclist is travelling up the slope.