CAIE M1 2017 November — Question 3

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2017
SessionNovember
TopicWork, energy and Power 1

3 A roller-coaster car (including passengers) has a mass of 840 kg . The roller-coaster ride includes a section where the car climbs a straight ramp of length 8 m inclined at \(30 ^ { \circ }\) above the horizontal. The car then immediately descends another ramp of length 10 m inclined at \(20 ^ { \circ }\) below the horizontal. The resistance to motion acting on the car is 640 N throughout the motion.
  1. Find the total work done against the resistance force as the car ascends the first ramp and descends the second ramp.
  2. The speed of the car at the bottom of the first ramp is \(14 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\). Use an energy method to find the speed of the car when it reaches the bottom of the second ramp.