CAIE M1 2014 November — Question 3

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2014
SessionNovember
TopicWork, energy and Power 1

3 A train of mass 200000 kg moves on a horizontal straight track. It passes through a point \(A\) with speed \(28 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) and later it passes through a point \(B\). The power of the train's engine at \(B\) is 1.2 times the power of the train's engine at \(A\). The driving force of the train's engine at \(B\) is 0.96 times the driving force of the train's engine at \(A\).
  1. Show that the speed of the train at \(B\) is \(35 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\).
  2. For the motion from \(A\) to \(B\), find the work done by the train's engine given that the work done against the resistance to the train's motion is \(2.3 \times 10 ^ { 6 } \mathrm {~J}\).