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Feb/Mar 2016 p42 q2
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A constant resistance of magnitude 1350 N acts on a car of mass 1200 kg.
The car is moving along a straight level road at a constant speed of 32 m s-1. Find, in kW, the rate at which the engine of the car is working.
The car travels at a constant speed up a hill inclined at an angle of \(\theta\) to the horizontal, where \(\sin \theta = 0.1\), with the engine working at 76.5 kW. Find this speed.
Solution
(i) The power \(P\) required to overcome the resistance is given by \(P = F \times v\), where \(F = 1350\) N and \(v = 32\) m/s.