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Nov 2017 p43 q2
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A lorry of mass 7850 kg travels on a straight hill which is inclined at an angle of 3° to the horizontal. There is a constant resistance to motion of 1480 N.
(i) Find the power of the lorry’s engine when the lorry is going up the hill at a constant speed of 10 m s-1.
(ii) Find the power of the lorry’s engine at an instant when the lorry is going down the hill at a speed of 15 m s-1 with an acceleration of 0.8 m s-2.
Solution
(i) When the lorry is going up the hill at a constant speed, the force required is given by: