CAIE M1 2010 November — Question 2

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2010
SessionNovember
TopicWork, energy and Power 1

2 A car of mass 600 kg travels along a horizontal straight road, with its engine working at a rate of 40 kW . The resistance to motion of the car is constant and equal to 800 N . The car passes through the point \(A\) on the road with speed \(25 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\). The car's acceleration at the point \(B\) on the road is half its acceleration at \(A\). Find the speed of the car at \(B\).