9709 P41 - Nov 2017 - Q2
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A tractor of mass 3700 kg is travelling along a straight horizontal road at a constant speed of 12 m s-1. The total resistance to motion is 1150 N.
- Find the power output of the tractor’s engine.
The tractor comes to a hill inclined at 4° above the horizontal. The power output is increased to 25 kW and the resistance to motion is unchanged.
- Find the deceleration of the tractor at the instant it begins to climb the hill.
- Find the constant speed that the tractor could maintain on the hill when working at this power.
