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Nov 2016 p41 q5
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The diagram shows a velocity-time graph which models the motion of a cyclist. The graph consists of five straight line segments. The cyclist accelerates from rest to a speed of 5 m s-1 over a period of 10 s, and then travels at this speed for a further 20 s. The cyclist then descends a hill, accelerating to speed V m s-1 over a period of 10 s. This speed is maintained for a further 30 s. The cyclist then decelerates to rest over a period of 20 s.

(i) Find the acceleration of the cyclist during the first 10 seconds.

(ii) Show that the total distance travelled by the cyclist in the 90 seconds of motion may be expressed as (45V + 150) m. Hence find V, given that the total distance travelled by the cyclist is 465 m.

(iii) The combined mass of the cyclist and the bicycle is 80 kg. The cyclist experiences a constant resistance to motion of 20 N. Use an energy method to find the vertical distance which the cyclist descends during the downhill section from t = 30 to t = 40, assuming that the cyclist does no work during this time.

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June 2016 p43 q1
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A particle of mass 8 kg is pulled at a constant speed a distance of 20 m up a rough plane inclined at an angle of 30ยฐ to the horizontal by a force acting along a line of greatest slope.

  1. Find the change in gravitational potential energy of the particle.
  2. The total work done against gravity and friction is 1146 J. Find the frictional force acting on the particle.
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June 2016 p42 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 ฮฑ to the horizontal, where sin ฮฑ = 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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June 2016 p41 q7
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A particle of mass 30 kg is on a plane inclined at an angle of 20ยฐ to the horizontal. Starting from rest, the particle is pulled up the plane by a force of magnitude 200 N acting parallel to a line of greatest slope.

  1. Given that the plane is smooth, find
    1. the acceleration of the particle,
    2. the change in kinetic energy after the particle has moved 12 m up the plane.
  2. It is given instead that the plane is rough and the coefficient of friction between the particle and the plane is 0.12.
    1. Find the acceleration of the particle.
    2. The direction of the force of magnitude 200 N is changed, and the force now acts at an angle of 10ยฐ above the line of greatest slope. Find the acceleration of the particle.
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June 2023 p41 q7
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A car of mass 1200 kg is travelling along a straight horizontal road. The power of the car's engine is constant and is equal to 16 kW. There is a constant resistance to motion of magnitude 500 N.

(a) Find the acceleration of the car at an instant when its speed is 20 m/s.

(b) Assuming that the power and the resistance forces remain unchanged, find the steady speed at which the car can travel.

The car comes to the bottom of a straight hill of length 316 m, inclined at an angle to the horizontal of \(\sin^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{60}\right)\). The power remains constant at 16 kW, but the magnitude of the resistance force is no longer constant and changes such that the work done against the resistance force in ascending the hill is 128400 J. The time taken to ascend the hill is 15 s.

(c) Given that the car is travelling at a speed of 20 m/s at the bottom of the hill, find its speed at the top of the hill.

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