9709 P43 - Nov 2019 - Q5
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A cyclist is travelling along a straight horizontal road. The total mass of the cyclist and his bicycle is 80 kg. His power output is a constant 240 W. His acceleration when he is travelling at 6 m/s is 0.3 m/s2.
- Show that the resistance to the cyclist’s motion is 16 N.
- Find the steady speed that the cyclist can maintain if his power output and the resistance force are both unchanged.
- The cyclist later ascends a straight hill inclined at 3° to the horizontal. His power output and the resistance force are still both unchanged. Find his acceleration when he is travelling at 4 m/s.
