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Nov 2018 p41 q2
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A high-speed train of mass 490,000 kg is moving along a straight horizontal track at a constant speed of 85 m s-1. The engines are supplying 4080 kW of power.
(i) Show that the resistance force is 48,000 N.
(ii) The train comes to a hill inclined at an angle \(\theta\) above the horizontal, where \(\sin \theta = \frac{1}{200}\). Given that the resistance force is unchanged, find the power required for the train to keep moving at the same constant speed of 85 m s-1.
Solution
(i) The power supplied by the engines is 4080 kW, which is 4080000 W. The speed of the train is 85 m s-1. Using the formula for power \(P = Fv\), where \(F\) is the force and \(v\) is the velocity, we have: