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Nov 2007 p4 q1
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A car of mass 900 kg travels along a horizontal straight road with its engine working at a constant rate of \(P\) kW. The resistance to motion of the car is 550 N. Given that the acceleration of the car is 0.2 m s\(^{-2}\) at an instant when its speed is 30 m s\(^{-1}\), find the value of \(P\).
Solution
First, apply Newton's second law to find the driving force \(DF\):