CAIE M1 2009 November — Question 2

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2009
SessionNovember
TopicWork, energy and Power 1

2 A lorry of mass 15000 kg moves with constant speed \(14 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) from the top to the bottom of a straight hill of length 900 m . The top of the hill is 18 m above the level of the bottom of the hill. The total work done by the resistive forces acting on the lorry, including the braking force, is \(4.8 \times 10 ^ { 6 } \mathrm {~J}\). Find
  1. the loss in gravitational potential energy of the lorry,
  2. the work done by the driving force. On reaching the bottom of the hill the lorry continues along a straight horizontal road against a constant resistance of 1600 N . There is no braking force acting. The speed of the lorry increases from \(14 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) at the bottom of the hill to \(16 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) at the point \(X\), where \(X\) is 2500 m from the bottom of the hill.
  3. By considering energy, find the work done by the driving force of the lorry while it travels from the bottom of the hill to \(X\).