9709 P42 - Mar 2023 - Q1
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A crate of mass 200 kg is being pulled at constant speed along horizontal ground by a horizontal rope attached to a winch. The winch is working at a constant rate of 4.5 kW and there is a constant resistance to the motion of the crate of magnitude 600 N.
(a) Find the time that it takes for the crate to move a distance of 15 m.
The rope breaks after the crate has moved 15 m.
(b) Find the time taken, after the rope breaks, for the crate to come to rest.
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