CAIE M1 2018 November — Question 2

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2018
SessionNovember
TopicWork, energy and Power 1

2 A high-speed train of mass 490000 kg is moving along a straight horizontal track at a constant speed of \(85 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\). The engines are supplying 4080 kW of power.
  1. Show that the resistance force is 48000 N .
  2. The train comes to a hill inclined at an angle \(\theta ^ { \circ }\) above the horizontal, where \(\sin \theta ^ { \circ } = \frac { 1 } { 200 }\). Given that the resistance force is unchanged, find the power required for the train to keep moving at the same constant speed of \(85 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\).