9709 P42 - Jun 2016 - Q3
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A particle of mass 8 kg is projected with a speed of 5 m s-1 up a line of greatest slope of a rough plane inclined at an angle α to the horizontal, where sin α = 5/13. The motion of the particle is resisted by a constant frictional force of magnitude 15 N. The particle comes to instantaneous rest after travelling a distance x m up the plane.
(i) Express the change in gravitational potential energy of the particle in terms of x.
(ii) Use an energy method to find x.
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