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June 2020 p42 q5
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A car of mass 1250 kg is moving on a straight road.
(a) On a horizontal section of the road, the car has a constant speed of 32 m s-1 and there is a constant force of 750 N resisting the motion.
Calculate, in kW, the power developed by the engine of the car. [2]
Given that this power is suddenly decreased by 8 kW, find the instantaneous deceleration of the car. [3]
(b) On a section of the road inclined at sin-1 0.096 to the horizontal, the resistance to the motion of the car is (1000 + 8v) N when the speed of the car is v m s-1. The car travels up this section of the road at constant speed with the engine working at 60 kW.
Find this constant speed. [5]
Solution
(a)(i) The power developed by the engine is given by the formula:
\(P = F \times v\)
where \(F = 750 \text{ N}\) and \(v = 32 \text{ m/s}\).