9709 P4 - Nov 2004 - Q4
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A lorry of mass 16000 kg climbs from the bottom to the top of a straight hill of length 1000 m at a constant speed of 10 m s-1. The top of the hill is 20 m above the level of the bottom of the hill. The driving force of the lorry is constant and equal to 5000 N. Find
- the gain in gravitational potential energy of the lorry,
- the work done by the driving force,
- the work done against the force resisting the motion of the lorry.
On reaching the top of the hill the lorry continues along a straight horizontal road against a constant resistance of 1500 N. The driving force of the lorry is not now constant, and the speed of the lorry increases from 10 m s-1 at the top of the hill to 25 m s-1 at the point P. The distance of P from the top of the hill is 2000 m.
- Find the work done by the driving force of the lorry while the lorry travels from the top of the hill to P.
