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Nov 2023 p41 q6
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A car of mass 1300 kg is moving on a straight road.
(a) On a horizontal section of the road, the car has a constant speed of 30 m/s and there is a constant force of 650 N resisting the motion.
Calculate, in kW, the power developed by the engine of the car.
Given that this power is suddenly increased by 9 kW, find the instantaneous acceleration of the car.
(b) On a section of the road inclined at \(\sin^{-1} 0.08\) to the horizontal, the resistance to the motion of the car is \((1000 + 20v)\) N when the speed of the car is \(v \text{ m/s}\). The car travels downwards along this section of the road at constant speed with the engine working at 11.5 kW.
Find this constant speed.
Solution
(a)(i) The power developed by the engine is given by the formula:
\(P = F \times v\)
where \(F = 650 \text{ N}\) and \(v = 30 \text{ m/s}\).