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Nov 2023 p43 q4
3493

A car has mass 1600 kg.

(a) The car is moving along a straight horizontal road at a constant speed of 24 m/s and is subject to a constant resistance of magnitude 480 N.

Find, in kW, the rate at which the engine of the car is working.

The car now moves down a hill inclined at an angle of \(\theta\) to the horizontal, where \(\sin \theta = 0.09\). The engine of the car is working at a constant rate of 12 kW. The speed of the car is 24 m/s at the top of the hill. Ten seconds later the car has travelled 280 m down the hill and has speed 32 m/s.

(b) Given that the resistance is not constant, use an energy method to find the total work done against the resistance during the ten seconds.

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June 2022 p42 q6
3494

A car of mass 900 kg is moving up a hill inclined at \(\sin^{-1} 0.12\) to the horizontal. The initial speed of the car is 11 m s\(^{-1}\). After 12 s, the car has travelled 150 m up the hill and has speed 16 m s\(^{-1}\). The engine of the car is working at a constant rate of 24 kW.

(a) Find the work done against the resistive forces during the 12 s.

The car then travels along a straight horizontal road. There is a resistance to the motion of the car of \((1520 + 4v)\) N when the speed of the car is \(v\) m s\(^{-1}\). The car travels at a constant speed with the engine working at a constant rate of 32 kW.

(b) Find this speed.

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June 2022 p41 q5
3495

Two racing cars A and B are at rest alongside each other at a point O on a straight horizontal test track. The mass of A is 1200 kg. The engine of A produces a constant driving force of 4500 N. When A arrives at a point P its speed is 25 m/s. The distance OP is d m. The work done against the resistance force experienced by A between O and P is 75000 J.

  1. Show that d = 100.
  2. Car B starts off at the same instant as car A. The two cars arrive at P simultaneously and with the same speed. The engine of B produces a driving force of 3200 N and the car experiences a constant resistance to motion of 1200 N.
  3. Find the mass of B.
  4. Find the steady speed which B can maintain when its engine is working at the same rate as it is at P.
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Feb/Mar 2022 p42 q3
3496

A car of mass m kg is towing a trailer of mass 300 kg down a straight hill inclined at 3ยฐ to the horizontal at a constant speed. There are resistance forces on the car and on the trailer, and the total work done against the resistance forces in a distance of 50 m is 40000 J. The engine of the car is doing no work and the tow-bar is light and rigid.

(a) Find the value of m.

The resistance force on the trailer is 200 N.

(b) Find the tension in the tow-bar between the car and the trailer.

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Feb/Mar 2022 p42 q1
3497

A crane is used to raise a block of mass 600 kg vertically upwards at a constant speed through a height of 15 m. There is a resistance to the motion of the block, which the crane does 10,000 J of work to overcome.

(a) Find the total work done by the crane.

(b) Given that the average power exerted by the crane is 12.5 kW, find the total time for which the block is in motion.

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Nov 2021 p43 q3
3498

A ball of mass 1.6 kg is released from rest at a point 5 m above horizontal ground. When the ball hits the ground it instantaneously loses 8 J of kinetic energy and starts to move upwards.

(a) Use an energy method to find the greatest height that the ball reaches after hitting the ground.

(b) Find the total time taken, from the initial release of the ball until it reaches this greatest height.

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Nov 2021 p42 q5
3499

A railway engine of mass 75,000 kg is moving up a straight hill inclined at an angle \(\alpha\) to the horizontal, where \(\sin \alpha = 0.01\). The engine is travelling at a constant speed of 30 m s\(^{-1}\). The engine is working at 960 kW. There is a constant force resisting the motion of the engine.

(a) Find the resistance force.

The engine comes to a section of track which is horizontal. At the start of the section the engine is travelling at 30 m s\(^{-1}\) and the power of the engine is now reduced to 900 kW. The resistance to motion is no longer constant, but in the next 60 s the work done against the resistance force is 46,500 kJ.

(b) Find the speed of the engine at the end of the 60 s.

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Nov 2021 p42 q3
3500

The diagram shows a semi-circular track ABC of radius 1.8 m which is fixed in a vertical plane. The points A and C are at the same horizontal level and the point B is at the bottom of the track. The section AB is smooth and the section BC is rough. A small block is released from rest at A.

(a) Show that the speed of the block at B is 6 m s-1.

The block comes to instantaneous rest for the first time at a height of 1.2 m above the level of B. The work done against the resistance force during the motion of the block from B to this point is 4.5 J.

(b) Find the mass of the block.

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Nov 2021 p41 q5
3501

A car of mass 1600 kg travels at constant speed 20 m s-1 up a straight road inclined at an angle of \(\sin^{-1} 0.12\) to the horizontal.

(a) Find the change in potential energy of the car in 30 s.

(b) Given that the total work done by the engine of the car in this time is 1960 kJ, find the constant force resisting the motion.

(c) Calculate, in kW, the power developed by the engine of the car.

(d) Given that this power is suddenly decreased by 15%, find the instantaneous deceleration of the car.

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June 2021 p43 q5
3502

A car of mass 1400 kg is towing a trailer of mass 500 kg down a straight hill inclined at an angle of 5ยฐ to the horizontal. The car and trailer are connected by a light rigid tow-bar. At the top of the hill the speed of the car and trailer is 20 m s-1 and at the bottom of the hill their speed is 30 m s-1.

(a) It is given that as the car and trailer descend the hill, the engine of the car does 150,000 J of work, and there are no resistance forces.

Find the length of the hill.

(b) It is given instead that there is a resistance force of 100 N on the trailer, the length of the hill is 200 m, and the acceleration of the car and trailer is constant.

Find the tension in the tow-bar between the car and trailer.

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June 2021 p42 q5
3503

A car of mass 1250 kg is pulling a caravan of mass 800 kg along a straight road. The resistances to the motion of the car and caravan are 440 N and 280 N respectively. The car and caravan are connected by a light rigid tow-bar.

(a) The car and caravan move along a horizontal part of the road at a constant speed of 30 m s-1.

  1. Calculate, in kW, the power developed by the engine of the car.
  2. Given that this power is suddenly decreased by 8 kW, find the instantaneous deceleration of the car and caravan and the tension in the tow-bar.

(b) The car and caravan now travel along a part of the road inclined at sin-1 0.06 to the horizontal. The car and caravan travel up the incline at constant speed with the engine of the car working at 28 kW.

  1. Find this constant speed.
  2. Find the increase in the potential energy of the caravan in one minute.
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Nov 2023 p41 q1
3504

A particle of mass 1.6 kg is projected with a speed of 20 m/s up a line of greatest slope of a smooth plane inclined at \(\alpha\) to the horizontal, where \(\tan \alpha = \frac{3}{4}\).

Use an energy method to find the distance the particle moves up the plane before coming to instantaneous rest.

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June 2021 p42 q1
3505

A particle of mass 0.6 kg is projected with a speed of 4 m s-1 down a line of greatest slope of a smooth plane inclined at 10ยฐ to the horizontal.

Use an energy method to find the speed of the particle after it has moved 15 m down the plane.

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June 2021 p41 q7
3506

A slide in a playground descends at a constant angle of 30ยฐ for 2.5 m. It then has a horizontal section in the same vertical plane as the sloping section. A child of mass 35 kg, modelled as a particle P, starts from rest at the top of the slide and slides straight down the sloping section. She then continues along the horizontal section until she comes to rest (see diagram). There is no instantaneous change in speed when the child goes from the sloping section to the horizontal section.

The child experiences a resistance force on the horizontal section of the slide, and the work done against the resistance force on the horizontal section of the slide is 250 J per metre.

(a) It is given that the sloping section of the slide is smooth.

  1. Find the speed of the child when she reaches the bottom of the sloping section.
  2. Find the distance that the child travels along the horizontal section of the slide before she comes to rest.

(b) It is given instead that the sloping section of the slide is rough and that the child comes to rest on the slide 1.05 m after she reaches the horizontal section.

Find the coefficient of friction between the child and the sloping section of the slide.

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Feb/Mar 2021 p42 q7
3507

Two particles P and Q of masses 0.5 kg and m kg respectively are attached to the ends of a light inextensible string. The string passes over a fixed smooth pulley which is attached to the top of two inclined planes. The particles are initially at rest with P on a smooth plane inclined at 30ยฐ to the horizontal and Q on a plane inclined at 45ยฐ to the horizontal. The string is taut and the particles can move on lines of greatest slope of the two planes. A force of magnitude 0.8 N is applied to P acting down the plane, causing P to move down the plane (see diagram).

\((a) It is given that m = 0.3, and that the plane on which Q rests is smooth.\)

Find the tension in the string.

(b) It is given instead that the plane on which Q rests is rough, and that after each particle has moved a distance of 1 m, their speed is 0.6 m s-1. The work done against friction in this part of the motion is 0.5 J.

Use an energy method to find the value of m.

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Nov 2020 p43 q2
3508

A box of mass 5 kg is pulled at a constant speed a distance of 15 m up a rough plane inclined at an angle of 20ยฐ to the horizontal. The box moves along a line of greatest slope against a frictional force of 40 N. The force pulling the box is parallel to the line of greatest slope.

(a) Find the work done against friction.

(b) Find the change in gravitational potential energy of the box.

(c) Find the work done by the pulling force.

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Nov 2020 p42 q8
3509

Two particles A and B, of masses 0.3 kg and 0.5 kg respectively, are attached to the ends of a light inextensible string. The string passes over a fixed smooth pulley which is attached to a horizontal plane and to the top of an inclined plane. The particles are initially at rest with A on the horizontal plane and B on the inclined plane, which makes an angle of 30ยฐ with the horizontal. The string is taut and B can move on a line of greatest slope of the inclined plane. A force of magnitude 3.5 N is applied to B acting down the plane (see diagram).

(a) Given that both planes are smooth, find the tension in the string and the acceleration of B. [5]

(b) It is given instead that the two planes are rough. When each particle has moved a distance of 0.6 m from rest, the total amount of work done against friction is 1.1 J.

Use an energy method to find the speed of B when it has moved this distance down the plane. [You should assume that the string is sufficiently long so that A does not hit the pulley when it moves 0.6 m.] [4]

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Nov 2020 p41 q6
3510

A car of mass 1500 kg is pulling a trailer of mass 750 kg up a straight hill of length 800 m inclined at an angle of \(\sin^{-1} 0.08\) to the horizontal. The resistances to the motion of the car and trailer are 400 N and 200 N respectively. The car and trailer are connected by a light rigid tow-bar. The car and trailer have speed 30 m/s at the bottom of the hill and 20 m/s at the top of the hill.

(a) Use an energy method to find the constant driving force as the car and trailer travel up the hill. [5]

After reaching the top of the hill the system consisting of the car and trailer travels along a straight level road. The driving force of the carโ€™s engine is 2400 N and the resistances to motion are unchanged.

(b) Find the acceleration of the system and the tension in the tow-bar. [4]

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June 2020 p43 q5
3511

A block B of mass 4 kg is pushed up a line of greatest slope of a smooth plane inclined at 30ยฐ to the horizontal by a force applied to B, acting in the direction of motion of B. The block passes through points P and Q with speeds 12 m s-1 and 8 m s-1 respectively. P and Q are 10 m apart with P below the level of Q.

(a) Find the decrease in kinetic energy of the block as it moves from P to Q.

(b) Hence find the work done by the force pushing the block up the slope as the block moves from P to Q.

(c) At the instant the block reaches Q, the force pushing the block up the slope is removed.

Find the time taken, after this instant, for the block to return to P.

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June 2020 p41 q5
3512

A child of mass 35 kg is swinging on a rope. The child is modelled as a particle P and the rope is modelled as a light inextensible string of length 4 m. Initially P is held at an angle of 45ยฐ to the vertical (see diagram).

(a) Given that there is no resistance force, find the speed of P when it has travelled half way along the circular arc from its initial position to its lowest point.

(b) It is given instead that there is a resistance force. The work done against the resistance force as P travels from its initial position to its lowest point is X J. The speed of P at its lowest point is 4 m s-1.

Find X.

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Feb/Mar 2020 p42 q3
3513

The diagram shows the vertical cross-section of a surface. A, B, and C are three points on the cross-section. The level of B is h m above the level of A. The level of C is 0.5 m below the level of A. A particle of mass 0.2 kg is projected up the slope from A with initial speed 5 m/s. The particle remains in contact with the surface as it travels from A to C.

(a) Given that the particle reaches B with a speed of 3 m/s and that there is no resistance force, find h.

(b) It is given instead that there is a resistance force and that the particle does 3.1 J of work against the resistance force as it travels from A to C. Find the speed of the particle when it reaches C.

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Nov 2019 p43 q2
3514

A train of mass 150,000 kg ascends a straight slope inclined at \(\alpha^\circ\) to the horizontal with a constant driving force of 16,000 N. At a point \(A\) on the slope the speed of the train is 45 m s\(^{-1}\). Point \(B\) on the slope is 500 m beyond \(A\). At \(B\) the speed of the train is 42 m s\(^{-1}\). There is a resistance force acting on the train and the train does \(4 \times 10^6\) J of work against this resistance force between \(A\) and \(B\). Find the value of \(\alpha\).

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June 2023 p43 q7
3515

The diagram shows the vertical cross-section XYZ of a rough slide. The section YZ is a straight line of length 2 m inclined at an angle of \(\alpha\) to the horizontal, where \(\sin \alpha = 0.28\). The section YZ is tangential to the curved section XY at Y, and X is 1.8 m above the level of Y. A child of mass 25 kg slides down the slide, starting from rest at X. The work done by the child against the resistance force in moving from X to Y is 50 J.

(a) Find the speed of the child at Y.

It is given that the child comes to rest at Z.

(b) Use an energy method to find the coefficient of friction between the child and YZ, giving your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.

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Nov 2019 p42 q4
3516

A lorry of mass 25,000 kg travels along a straight horizontal road. There is a constant force of 3000 N resisting the motion.

  1. Find the power required to maintain a constant speed of 30 m s-1.

The lorry comes to a straight hill inclined at 2ยฐ to the horizontal. The driver switches off the engine of the lorry at the point A which is at the foot of the hill. Point B is further up the hill. The speeds of the lorry at A and B are 30 m s-1 and 25 m s-1 respectively. The resistance force is still 3000 N.

  1. Use an energy method to find the height of B above the level of A.
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Nov 2019 p41 q2
3517

The total mass of a cyclist and her bicycle is 75 kg. The cyclist ascends a straight hill of length 0.7 km inclined at 1.5ยฐ to the horizontal. Her speed at the bottom of the hill is 10 m/s and at the top it is 5 m/s. There is a resistance to motion, and the work done against this resistance as the cyclist ascends the hill is 2000 J. The cyclist exerts a constant force of magnitude \(F\) N in the direction of motion. Find \(F\).

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June 2019 p43 q5
3518

A particle of mass 18 kg is on a plane inclined at an angle of 30ยฐ to the horizontal. The particle is projected up a line of greatest slope of the plane with a speed of 20 m/s-1.

  1. Given that the plane is smooth, use an energy method to find the distance the particle moves up the plane before coming to instantaneous rest.
  2. Given instead that the plane is rough and the coefficient of friction between the particle and the plane is 0.25, find the speed of the particle as it returns to its starting point.
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June 2019 p41 q6
3519

Two particles A and B, of masses 0.4 kg and 0.2 kg respectively, are connected by a light inextensible string. Particle A is held on a smooth plane inclined at an angle of \(\theta^\circ\) to the horizontal. The string passes over a small smooth pulley P fixed at the top of the plane, and B hangs freely 0.5 m above horizontal ground (see diagram). The particles are released from rest with both sections of the string taut.

  1. Given that the system is in equilibrium, find \(\theta\).
  2. It is given instead that \(\theta = 20\). In the subsequent motion particle A does not reach P and B remains at rest after reaching the ground.
    1. Find the tension in the string and the acceleration of the system.
    2. Find the speed of A at the instant B reaches the ground.
    3. Use an energy method to find the total distance A moves up the plane before coming to instantaneous rest.
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Feb/Mar 2019 p42 q7
3520

The diagram shows the vertical cross-section PQR of a slide. The part PQ is a straight line of length 8 m inclined at angle \(\alpha\) to the horizontal, where \(\sin \alpha = 0.8\). The straight part PQ is tangential to the curved part QR, and R is h m above the level of P. The straight part PQ of the slide is rough and the curved part QR is smooth. A particle of mass 0.25 kg is projected with speed 15 m s-1 from P towards Q and comes to rest at R. The coefficient of friction between the particle and PQ is 0.5.

  1. Find the work done by the friction force during the motion of the particle from P to Q. [4]
  2. Hence find the speed of the particle at Q. [4]
  3. Find the value of h. [3]
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Nov 2018 p42 q7
3521

A particle of mass 0.3 kg is released from rest above a tank containing water. The particle falls vertically, taking 0.8 s to reach the water surface. There is no instantaneous change of speed when the particle enters the water. The depth of water in the tank is 1.25 m. The water exerts a force on the particle resisting its motion. The work done against this resistance force from the instant that the particle enters the water until it reaches the bottom of the tank is 1.2 J.

(i) Use an energy method to find the speed of the particle when it reaches the bottom of the tank. [4]

When the particle reaches the bottom of the tank, it bounces back vertically upwards with initial speed 7 m sโˆ’1. As the particle rises through the water, it experiences a constant resistance force of 1.8 N. The particle comes to instantaneous rest t seconds after it bounces on the bottom of the tank.

(ii) Find the value of t. [7]

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June 2018 p43 q4
3522

Two particles A and B, of masses 0.8 kg and 1.6 kg respectively, are connected by a light inextensible string. Particle A is placed on a smooth plane inclined at an angle \(\theta\) to the horizontal, where \(\sin \theta = \frac{3}{5}\). The string passes over a small smooth pulley P fixed at the top of the plane, and B hangs freely (see diagram). The section AP of the string is parallel to a line of greatest slope of the plane. The particles are released from rest with both sections of the string taut. Use an energy method to find the speed of the particles after each particle has moved a distance of 0.5 m, assuming that A has not yet reached the pulley.

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June 2018 p41 q6
3523

A car has mass 1250 kg.

  1. The car is moving along a straight level road at a constant speed of 36 m s-1 and is subject to a constant resistance of magnitude 850 N. Find, in kW, the rate at which the engine of the car is working.
  2. The car travels at a constant speed up a hill and is subject to the same resistance as in part (i). The hill is inclined at an angle of ฮธยฐ to the horizontal, where sin ฮธยฐ = 0.1, and the engine is working at 63 kW. Find the speed of the car.
  3. The car descends the same hill with the engine of the car working at a constant rate of 20 kW. The resistance is not constant. The initial speed of the car is 20 m s-1. Eight seconds later the car has speed 24 m s-1 and has moved 176 m down the hill. Use an energy method to find the total work done against the resistance during the eight seconds.
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Feb/Mar 2018 p42 q3
3524

A girl, of mass 40 kg, slides down a slide in a water park. The girl starts at the point A and slides to the point B which is 7.2 metres vertically below the level of A, as shown in the diagram.

(i) Given that the slide is smooth and that the girl starts from rest at A, find the speed of the girl at B. [2]

(ii) It is given instead that the slide is rough. On one occasion the girl starts from rest at A and reaches B with a speed of 10 m s-1. On another occasion the girl is pushed from A with an initial speed V m s-1 and reaches B with speed 11 m s-1. Given that the work done against friction is the same on both occasions, find V. [3]

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Nov 2017 p43 q7
3525

A particle P of mass 0.2 kg rests on a rough plane inclined at 30ยฐ to the horizontal. The coefficient of friction between the particle and the plane is 0.3. A force of magnitude T N acts upwards on P at 15ยฐ above a line of greatest slope of the plane (see diagram).

  1. Find the least value of T for which the particle remains at rest.

The force of magnitude T N is now removed. A new force of magnitude 0.25 N acts on P up the plane, parallel to a line of greatest slope of the plane. Starting from rest, P slides down the plane. After moving a distance of 3 m, P passes through the point A.

  1. Use an energy method to find the speed of P at A.
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June 2023 p42 q4
3526

An athlete of mass 84 kg is running along a straight road.

(a) Initially the road is horizontal and he runs at a constant speed of 3 m s-1. The athlete produces a constant power of 60 W.

Find the resistive force which acts on the athlete.

(b) The athlete then runs up a 150 m section of the road which is inclined at 0.8ยฐ to the horizontal. The speed of the athlete at the start of this section of road is 3 m s-1 and he now produces a constant driving force of 24 N. The total resistive force which acts on the athlete along this section of road has constant magnitude 13 N.

Use an energy method to find the speed of the athlete at the end of the 150 m section of road.

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Nov 2017 p41 q3
3527

A roller-coaster car (including passengers) has a mass of 840 kg. The roller-coaster ride includes a section where the car climbs a straight ramp of length 8 m inclined at 30ยฐ above the horizontal. The car then immediately descends another ramp of length 10 m inclined at 20ยฐ below the horizontal. The resistance to motion acting on the car is 640 N throughout the motion.

  1. Find the total work done against the resistance force as the car ascends the first ramp and descends the second ramp.
  2. The speed of the car at the bottom of the first ramp is 14 m s-1. Use an energy method to find the speed of the car when it reaches the bottom of the second ramp.
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June 2017 p42 q2
3528

The diagram shows a wire ABCD consisting of a straight part AB of length 5 m and a part BCD in the shape of a semicircle of radius 6 m and centre O. The diameter BD of the semicircle is horizontal and AB is vertical. A small ring is threaded onto the wire and slides along the wire. The ring starts from rest at A. The part AB of the wire is rough, and the ring accelerates at a constant rate of 2.5 m/s2 between A and B.

  1. Show that the speed of the ring as it reaches B is 5 m/s-1. [1]

The part BCD of the wire is smooth. The mass of the ring is 0.2 kg.

  1. (a) Find the speed of the ring at C, where angle BOC = 30ยฐ. [4]
  2. (b) Find the greatest speed of the ring. [2]
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June 2017 p41 q4
3529

A car of mass 800 kg is moving up a hill inclined at \(\theta\) to the horizontal, where \(\sin \theta = 0.15\). The initial speed of the car is 8 m s\(^{-1}\). Twelve seconds later the car has travelled 120 m up the hill and has speed 14 m s\(^{-1}\).

(i) Find the change in the kinetic energy and the change in gravitational potential energy of the car. [3]

(ii) The engine of the car is working at a constant rate of 32 kW. Find the total work done against the resistive forces during the twelve seconds. [3]

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Feb/Mar 2017 p42 q1
3530

A particle of mass 0.4 kg is projected with a speed of 12 m s-1 up a line of greatest slope of a smooth plane inclined at 30ยฐ to the horizontal.

  1. Find the initial kinetic energy of the particle.
  2. Use an energy method to find the distance the particle moves up the plane before coming to instantaneous rest.
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Nov 2016 p43 q7
3531

A box of mass 50 kg is at rest on a plane inclined at 10ยฐ to the horizontal.

  1. Find an inequality for the coefficient of friction between the box and the plane. [2]

In fact the coefficient of friction between the box and the plane is 0.19.

  1. A girl pushes the box with a force of 50 N, acting down a line of greatest slope of the plane, for a distance of 5 m. She then stops pushing. Use an energy method to find the speed of the box when it has travelled a further 5 m. [5]

The box then comes to a plane inclined at 20ยฐ below the horizontal. The box moves down a line of greatest slope of this plane. The coefficient of friction is still 0.19 and the girl is not pushing the box.

  1. Find the acceleration of the box. [2]
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Nov 2016 p41 q6
3532

A block of mass 25 kg is pulled along horizontal ground by a force of magnitude 50 N inclined at 10ยฐ above the horizontal. The block starts from rest and travels a distance of 20 m. There is a constant resistance force of magnitude 30 N opposing motion.

  1. Find the work done by the pulling force.
  2. Use an energy method to find the speed of the block when it has moved a distance of 20 m.
  3. Find the greatest power exerted by the 50 N force.

After the block has travelled the 20 m, it comes to a plane inclined at 5ยฐ to the horizontal. The force of 50 N is now inclined at an angle of 10ยฐ to the plane and pulls the block directly up the plane (see diagram). The resistance force remains 30 N.

  1. Find the time it takes for the block to come to rest from the instant when it reaches the foot of the inclined plane.
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Nov 2016 p41 q5
3533

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
3534

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
3535

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
3536

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
3537

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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June 2016 p41 q2
3538

A box of mass 25 kg is pulled, at a constant speed, a distance of 36 m up a rough plane inclined at an angle of 20ยฐ to the horizontal. The box moves up a line of greatest slope against a constant frictional force of 40 N. The force pulling the box is parallel to the line of greatest slope. Find

  1. the work done against friction,
  2. the change in gravitational potential energy of the box,
  3. the work done by the pulling force.
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Nov 2015 p43 q7
3539

A straight hill AB has length 400 m with A at the top and B at the bottom and is inclined at an angle of 4ยฐ to the horizontal. A straight horizontal road BC has length 750 m. A car of mass 1250 kg has a speed of 5 m s-1 at A when starting to move down the hill. While moving down the hill the resistance to the motion of the car is 2000 N and the driving force is constant. The speed of the car on reaching B is 8 m s-1.

  1. By using work and energy, find the driving force of the car.
  2. On reaching B the car moves along the road BC. The driving force is constant and twice that when the car was on the hill. The resistance to the motion of the car continues to be 2000 N. Find
    1. the acceleration of the car while moving from B to C,
    2. the power of the carโ€™s engine as the car reaches C.
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Nov 2015 p42 q7
3540

A car of mass 1600 kg moves with constant power 14 kW as it travels along a straight horizontal road. The car takes 25 s to travel between two points A and B on the road.

(i) Find the work done by the carโ€™s engine while the car travels from A to B.

The resistance to the carโ€™s motion is constant and equal to 235 N. The car has accelerations at A and B of 0.5 m/s2 and 0.25 m/s2 respectively. Find

(ii) the gain in kinetic energy by the car in moving from A to B,

(iii) the distance AB.

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Nov 2015 p42 q4
3541

The diagram shows a vertical cross-section ABC of a surface. The part of the surface containing AB is smooth and A is 2.5 m above the level of B. The part of the surface containing BC is rough and is at 45ยฐ to the horizontal. The distance BC is 4 m (see diagram). A particle P of mass 0.2 kg is released from rest at A and moves in contact with the curve AB and then with the straight line BC. The coefficient of friction between P and the part of the surface containing BC is 0.4. Find the speed with which P reaches C.

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June 2015 p42 q3
3542

A plane is inclined at an angle of \(\sin^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{8}\right)\) to the horizontal. \(A\) and \(B\) are two points on the same line of greatest slope with \(A\) higher than \(B\). The distance \(AB\) is 12 m. A small object \(P\) of mass 8 kg is released from rest at \(A\) and slides down the plane, passing through \(B\) with speed 4.5 m s\(^{-1}\). For the motion of \(P\) from \(A\) to \(B\), find

  1. the increase in kinetic energy of \(P\) and the decrease in potential energy of \(P\),
  2. the magnitude of the constant resisting force that opposes the motion of \(P\).
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June 2015 p41 q4
3543

A lorry of mass 14,000 kg moves along a road starting from rest at a point O. It reaches a point A, and then continues to a point B which it reaches with a speed of 24 m s-1. The part OA of the road is straight and horizontal and has length 400 m. The part AB of the road is straight and is inclined downwards at an angle of ฮธยฐ to the horizontal and has length 300 m.

(i) For the motion from O to B, find the gain in kinetic energy of the lorry and express its loss in potential energy in terms of ฮธ.

The resistance to the motion of the lorry is 4800 N and the work done by the driving force of the lorry from O to B is 5000 kJ.

(ii) Find the value of ฮธ.

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Nov 2014 p42 q5
3544

Particles A and B, each of mass 0.3 kg, are connected by a light inextensible string. The string passes over a small smooth pulley fixed at the edge of a rough horizontal surface. Particle A hangs freely and particle B is held at rest in contact with the surface (see diagram). The coefficient of friction between B and the surface is 0.7. Particle B is released and moves on the surface without reaching the pulley.

(i) Find, for the first 0.9 m of B's motion,

  1. the work done against the frictional force acting on B,
  2. the loss of potential energy of the system,
  3. the gain in kinetic energy of the system.

At the instant when B has moved 0.9 m the string breaks. A is at a height of 0.54 m above a horizontal floor at this instant.

(ii) Find the speed with which A reaches the floor.

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June 2014 p43 q5
3545

A lorry of mass 16000 kg travels at constant speed from the bottom, O, to the top, A, of a straight hill. The distance OA is 1200 m and A is 18 m above the level of O. The driving force of the lorry is constant and equal to 4500 N.

  1. Find the work done against the resistance to the motion of the lorry.

On reaching A the lorry continues along a straight horizontal road against a constant resistance of 2000 N. The driving force of the lorry is not now constant, and the speed of the lorry increases from 9 m/s at A to 21 m/s at the point B on the road. The distance AB is 2400 m.

  1. Use an energy method to find F, where F N is the average value of the driving force of the lorry while moving from A to B.
  2. Given that the driving force at A is 1280 N greater than F N and that the driving force at B is 1280 N less than F N, show that the power developed by the lorryโ€™s engine is the same at B as it is at A.
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June 2014 p43 q4
3546

A small ball of mass 0.4 kg is released from rest at a point 5 m above horizontal ground. At the instant the ball hits the ground it loses 12.8 J of kinetic energy and starts to move upwards.

  1. Show that the greatest height above the ground that the ball reaches after hitting the ground is 1.8 m. [4]
  2. Find the time taken for the ballโ€™s motion from its release until reaching this greatest height. [3]
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June 2014 p42 q5
3547

A light inextensible rope has a block A of mass 5 kg attached at one end, and a block B of mass 16 kg attached at the other end. The rope passes over a smooth pulley which is fixed at the top of a rough plane inclined at an angle of 30ยฐ to the horizontal. Block A is held at rest at the bottom of the plane and block B hangs below the pulley (see diagram). The coefficient of friction between A and the plane is \(\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\). Block A is released from rest and the system starts to move. When each of the blocks has moved a distance of \(x\) m each has speed \(v\) m s-1.

  1. Write down the gain in kinetic energy of the system in terms of \(v\).
  2. Find, in terms of \(x\),
    1. the loss of gravitational potential energy of the system,
    2. the work done against the frictional force.
  3. Show that \(21v^2 = 220x\).
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June 2023 p41 q2
3548

A particle P of mass 0.4 kg is projected vertically upwards from horizontal ground with speed 10 m s-1.

(a) Find the greatest height above the ground reached by P.

When P reaches the ground again, it bounces vertically upwards. At the first instant that it hits the ground, P loses 7.2 J of energy.

(b) Find the time between the first and second instants at which P hits the ground.

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June 2014 p41 q5
3549

A car of mass 1100 kg starts from rest at O and travels along a road OAB. The section OA is straight, of length 1760 m, and inclined to the horizontal with A at a height of 160 m above the level of O. The section AB is straight and horizontal (see diagram). While the car is moving the driving force of the car is 1800 N and the resistance to the carโ€™s motion is 700 N. The speed of the car is v m s-1 when the car has travelled a distance of x m from O.

  1. For the carโ€™s motion from O to A, write down its increase in kinetic energy in terms of v and its increase in potential energy in terms of x. Hence find the value of k for which kv2 = x for 0 โ‰ค x โ‰ค 1760.
  2. Show that v2 = 2x โˆ’ 3200 for x > 1760.
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June 2013 p43 q2
3550

Particle A of mass 1.6 kg and particle B of mass 2 kg are attached to opposite ends of a light inextensible string. The string passes over a small smooth pulley fixed at the top of a smooth plane, which is inclined at angle \(\theta\), where \(\sin \theta = 0.8\). Particle A is held at rest at the bottom of the plane and B hangs at a height of 3.24 m above the level of the bottom of the plane (see diagram). A is released from rest and the particles start to move.

(i) Show that the loss of potential energy of the system, when B reaches the level of the bottom of the plane, is 23.328 J.

(ii) Hence find the speed of the particles when B reaches the level of the bottom of the plane.

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Nov 2012 p43 q5
3551

An object of mass 12 kg slides down a line of greatest slope of a smooth plane inclined at 10ยฐ to the horizontal. The object passes through points A and B with speeds 3 m/s and 7 m/s respectively.

  1. Find the increase in kinetic energy of the object as it moves from A to B.
  2. Hence find the distance AB, assuming there is no resisting force acting on the object.

The object is now pushed up the plane from B to A, with constant speed, by a horizontal force.

  1. Find the magnitude of this force.
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Nov 2012 p43 q1
3552

ABCD is a semi-circular cross-section, in a vertical plane, of the inner surface of half a hollow cylinder of radius 2.5 m which is fixed with its axis horizontal. AD is horizontal, B is the lowest point of the cross-section and C is at a height of 1.8 m above the level of B (see diagram). A particle P of mass 0.8 kg is released from rest at A and comes to instantaneous rest at C.

(i) Find the work done on P by the resistance to motion while P travels from A to C.

The work done on P by the resistance to motion while P travels from A to B is 0.6 times the work done while P travels from A to C.

(ii) Find the speed of P when it passes through B.

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Nov 2012 p42 q6
3553

A car of mass 1250 kg moves from the bottom to the top of a straight hill of length 500 m. The top of the hill is 30 m above the level of the bottom. The power of the carโ€™s engine is constant and equal to 30000 W. The carโ€™s acceleration is 4 m/s2 at the bottom of the hill and is 0.2 m/s2 at the top. The resistance to the carโ€™s motion is 1000 N. Find

  1. the carโ€™s gain in kinetic energy,
  2. the work done by the carโ€™s engine.
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Nov 2012 p41 q6
3554

The diagram shows the vertical cross-section ABCD of a surface. BC is a circular arc, and AB and CD are tangents to BC at B and C respectively. A and D are at the same horizontal level, and B and C are at heights 2.7 m and 3.0 m respectively above the level of A and D. A particle P of mass 0.2 kg is given a velocity of 8 m s-1 at A, in the direction of AB (see diagram). The parts of the surface containing AB and BC are smooth.

  1. Find the decrease in the speed of P as P moves along the surface from B to C.
  2. The part of the surface containing CD exerts a constant frictional force on P, as it moves from C to D, and P comes to rest as it reaches D.
  3. Find the speed of P when it is at the mid-point of CD.
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June 2012 p43 q5
3555

A lorry of mass 16,000 kg moves on a straight hill inclined at angle \(\alpha^\circ\) to the horizontal. The length of the hill is 500 m.

  1. While the lorry moves from the bottom to the top of the hill at constant speed, the resisting force acting on the lorry is 800 N and the work done by the driving force is 2800 kJ. Find the value of \(\alpha\).
  2. On the return journey the speed of the lorry is 20 m s\(^{-1}\) at the top of the hill. While the lorry travels down the hill, the work done by the driving force is 2400 kJ and the work done against the resistance to motion is 800 kJ. Find the speed of the lorry at the bottom of the hill.
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June 2012 p42 q7
3556

The frictional force acting on a small block of mass 0.15 kg, while it is moving on a horizontal surface, has magnitude 0.12 N. The block is set in motion from a point X on the surface, with speed 3 m/s-1. It hits a vertical wall at a point Y on the surface 2 s later. The block rebounds from the wall and moves directly towards X before coming to rest at the point Z (see diagram). At the instant that the block hits the wall it loses 0.072 J of its kinetic energy. The velocity of the block, in the direction from X to Y, is v m/s-1 at time t s after it leaves X.

  1. Find the values of v when the block arrives at Y and when it leaves Y, and find also the value of t when the block comes to rest at Z. Sketch the velocity-time graph.
  2. The displacement of the block from X, in the direction from X to Y, is s m at time t s. Sketch the displacement-time graph. Show on your graph the values of s and t when the block is at Y and when it comes to rest at Z.
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June 2012 p42 q6
3557

A car of mass 1250 kg travels from the bottom to the top of a straight hill which has length 400 m and is inclined to the horizontal at an angle of \(\alpha\), where \(\sin \alpha = 0.125\). The resistance to the carโ€™s motion is 800 N. Find the work done by the carโ€™s engine in each of the following cases.

  1. The carโ€™s speed is constant.
  2. The carโ€™s initial speed is 6 m s\(^{-1}\), the carโ€™s driving force is 3 times greater at the top of the hill than it is at the bottom, and the carโ€™s power output is 5 times greater at the top of the hill than it is at the bottom.
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June 2012 p41 q5
3558

The diagram shows the vertical cross-section OAB of a slide. The straight line AB is tangential to the curve OA at A. The line AB is inclined at \(\alpha\) to the horizontal, where \(\sin \alpha = 0.28\). The point O is 10 m higher than B, and AB has length 10 m (see diagram). The part of the slide containing the curve OA is smooth and the part containing AB is rough. A particle P of mass 2 kg is released from rest at O and moves down the slide.

  1. Find the speed of P when it passes through A.
  2. The coefficient of friction between P and the part of the slide containing AB is \(\frac{1}{12}\). Find
    1. the acceleration of P when it is moving from A to B
    2. the speed of P when it reaches B.
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Nov 2022 p43 q2
3559

A box of mass 5 kg is pulled at a constant speed of 1.8 m/s for 15 s up a rough plane inclined at an angle of 20ยฐ to the horizontal. The box moves along a line of greatest slope against a frictional force of 40 N. The force pulling the box is parallel to the line of greatest slope.

(a) Find the change in gravitational potential energy of the box.

(b) Find the work done by the pulling force.

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June 2012 p41 q3
3560

A load of mass 160 kg is pulled vertically upwards, from rest at a fixed point O on the ground, using a winding drum. The load passes through a point A, 20 m above O, with a speed of 1.25 m s-1 (see diagram). Find, for the motion from O to A,

  1. the gain in the potential energy of the load,
  2. the gain in the kinetic energy of the load.

The power output of the winding drum is constant while the load is in motion.

  1. Given that the work done against the resistance to motion from O to A is 20 kJ and that the time taken for the load to travel from O to A is 41.7 s, find the power output of the winding drum.
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Nov 2011 p43 q4
3561

ABC is a vertical cross-section of a surface. The part of the surface containing AB is smooth and A is 4 m higher than B. The part of the surface containing BC is horizontal and the distance BC is 5 m (see diagram). A particle of mass 0.8 kg is released from rest at A and slides along ABC. Find the speed of the particle at C in each of the following cases.

  1. The horizontal part of the surface is smooth.
  2. The coefficient of friction between the particle and the horizontal part of the surface is 0.3.
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Nov 2011 p42 q6
3562

A lorry of mass 16000 kg climbs a straight hill ABCD which makes an angle \(\theta\) with the horizontal, where \(\sin \theta = \frac{1}{20}\). For the motion from A to B, the work done by the driving force of the lorry is 1200 kJ and the resistance to motion is constant and equal to 1240 N. The speed of the lorry is 15 m/s at A and 12 m/s at B.

  1. Find the distance AB.

For the motion from B to D the gain in potential energy of the lorry is 2400 kJ.

  1. Find the distance BD.

For the motion from B to D the driving force of the lorry is constant and equal to 7200 N. From B to C the resistance to motion is constant and equal to 1240 N and from C to D the resistance to motion is constant and equal to 1860 N.

  1. Given that the speed of the lorry at D is 7 m/s, find the distance BC.
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Nov 2011 p41 q6
3563

AB and BC are straight roads inclined at 5ยฐ to the horizontal and 1ยฐ to the horizontal respectively. A and C are at the same horizontal level and B is 45 m above the level of A and C (see diagram, which is not to scale). A car of mass 1200 kg travels from A to C passing through B.

(i) For the motion from A to B, the speed of the car is constant and the work done against the resistance to motion is 360 kJ. Find the work done by the carโ€™s engine from A to B.

The resistance to motion is constant throughout the whole journey.

(ii) For the motion from B to C the work done by the driving force is 1660 kJ. Given that the speed of the car at B is 15 m sโˆ’1, show that its speed at C is 29.9 m sโˆ’1, correct to 3 significant figures.

(iii) The carโ€™s driving force immediately after leaving B is 1.5 times the driving force immediately before reaching C. Find, correct to 2 significant figures, the ratio of the power developed by the carโ€™s engine immediately after leaving B to the power developed immediately before reaching C.

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June 2011 p43 q6
3564

A lorry of mass 15,000 kg climbs a hill of length 500 m at a constant speed. The hill is inclined at 2.5ยฐ to the horizontal. The resistance to the lorryโ€™s motion is constant and equal to 800 N.

  1. Find the work done by the lorryโ€™s driving force.

On its return journey the lorry reaches the top of the hill with speed 20 m/s and continues down the hill with a constant driving force of 2000 N. The resistance to the lorryโ€™s motion is again constant and equal to 800 N.

  1. Find the speed of the lorry when it reaches the bottom of the hill.
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June 2011 p42 q2
3565

An object of mass 8 kg slides down a line of greatest slope of an inclined plane. Its initial speed at the top of the plane is 3 m s-1 and its speed at the bottom of the plane is 8 m s-1. The work done against the resistance to motion of the object is 120 J. Find the height of the top of the plane above the level of the bottom.

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June 2011 p41 q7
3566

Loads A and B, of masses 1.2 kg and 2.0 kg respectively, are attached to the ends of a light inextensible string which passes over a fixed smooth pulley. A is held at rest and B hangs freely, with both straight parts of the string vertical. A is released and starts to move upwards. It does not reach the pulley in the subsequent motion.

  1. Find the acceleration of A and the tension in the string.
  2. Find, for the first 1.5 metres of Aโ€™s motion,
    1. Aโ€™s gain in potential energy,
    2. the work done on A by the tension in the string,
    3. Aโ€™s gain in kinetic energy.
  3. B hits the floor 1.6 seconds after A is released. B comes to rest without rebounding and the string becomes slack.
  4. Find the time from the instant the string becomes slack until it becomes taut again.
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Nov 2010 p43 q2
3567

The diagram shows the vertical cross-section ABC of a fixed surface. AB is a curve and BC is a horizontal straight line. The part of the surface containing AB is smooth and the part containing BC is rough. A is at a height of 1.8 m above BC. A particle of mass 0.5 kg is released from rest at A and travels along the surface to C.

  1. Find the speed of the particle at B.
  2. Given that the particle reaches C with a speed of 5 m s-1, find the work done against the resistance to motion as the particle moves from B to C.
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Nov 2010 p42 q4
3568

A block of mass 20 kg is pulled from the bottom to the top of a slope. The slope has length 10 m and is inclined at 4.5ยฐ to the horizontal. The speed of the block is 2.5 m/s at the bottom of the slope and 1.5 m/s at the top of the slope.

  1. Find the loss of kinetic energy and the gain in potential energy of the block.
  2. Given that the work done against the resistance to motion is 50 J, find the work done by the pulling force acting on the block.
  3. Given also that the pulling force is constant and acts at an angle of 15ยฐ upwards from the slope, find its magnitude.
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Nov 2010 p41 q6
3569

A smooth slide AB is fixed so that its highest point A is 3 m above horizontal ground. B is h m above the ground. A particle P of mass 0.2 kg is released from rest at a point on the slide. The particle moves down the slide and, after passing B, continues moving until it hits the ground (see diagram). The speed of P at B is vB and the speed at which P hits the ground is vG.

(i) In the case that P is released at A, it is given that the kinetic energy of P at B is 1.6 J. Find

  1. the value of h,
  2. the kinetic energy of the particle immediately before it reaches the ground,
  3. the ratio vG : vB.

(ii) In the case that P is released at the point X of the slide, which is H m above the ground (see diagram), it is given that vG : vB = 2.55. Find the value of H correct to 2 significant figures.

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Nov 2022 p41 q6
3570

Fig. 6.1 shows particles A and B, of masses 4 kg and 3 kg respectively, attached to the ends of a light inextensible string that passes over a small smooth pulley. The pulley is fixed at the top of a plane which is inclined at an angle of 30ยฐ to the horizontal. A hangs freely below the pulley and B is on the inclined plane. The string is taut and the section of the string between B and the pulley is parallel to a line of greatest slope of the plane.

(a) It is given that the plane is rough and the particles are in limiting equilibrium.

Find the coefficient of friction between B and the plane.

(b) It is given instead that the plane is smooth and the particles are released from rest when the difference in the vertical heights of the particles is 1 m (see Fig. 6.2).

Use an energy method to find the speed of the particles at the instant when the particles are at the same horizontal level.

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June 2010 p43 q3
3571

A load is pulled along a horizontal straight track, from A to B, by a force of magnitude P N which acts at an angle of 30ยฐ upwards from the horizontal. The distance AB is 80 m. The speed of the load is constant and equal to 1.2 m s-1 as it moves from A to the mid-point M of AB.

  1. For the motion from A to M the value of P is 25. Calculate the work done by the force as the load moves from A to M.

The speed of the load increases from 1.2 m s-1 as it moves from M towards B. For the motion from M to B the value of P is 50 and the work done against resistance is the same as that for the motion from A to M. The mass of the load is 35 kg.

  1. Find the gain in kinetic energy of the load as it moves from M to B and hence find the speed with which it reaches B.
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June 2010 p41 q5
3572

P and Q are fixed points on a line of greatest slope of an inclined plane. The point Q is at a height of 0.45 m above the level of P. A particle of mass 0.3 kg moves upwards along the line PQ.

  1. Given that the plane is smooth and that the particle just reaches Q, find the speed with which it passes through P.
  2. It is given instead that the plane is rough. The particle passes through P with the same speed as that found in part (i), and just reaches a point R which is between P and Q. The work done against the frictional force in moving from P to R is 0.39 J. Find the potential energy gained by the particle in moving from P to R and hence find the height of R above the level of P.
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Nov 2009 p42 q2
3573

A lorry of mass 15,000 kg moves with constant speed 14 m/s from the top to the bottom of a straight hill of length 900 m. The top of the hill is 18 m above the level of the bottom of the hill. The total work done by the resistive forces acting on the lorry, including the braking force, is \(4.8 \times 10^6\) J. Find

  1. the loss in gravitational potential energy of the lorry,
  2. the work done by the driving force.

On reaching the bottom of the hill the lorry continues along a straight horizontal road against a constant resistance of 1600 N. There is no braking force acting. The speed of the lorry increases from 14 m/s at the bottom of the hill to 16 m/s at the point X, where X is 2500 m from the bottom of the hill.

  1. By considering energy, find the work done by the driving force of the lorry while it travels from the bottom of the hill to X.
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Nov 2009 p41 q2
3574

A smooth narrow tube AE has two straight parts, AB and DE, and a curved part BCD. The part AB is vertical with A above B, and DE is horizontal. C is the lowest point of the tube and is 0.65 m below the level of DE. A particle is released from rest at A and travels through the tube, leaving it at E with speed 6 m/s (see diagram). Find

  1. the height of A above the level of DE,
  2. the maximum speed of the particle.
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Nov 2009 p41 q1
3575

A car of mass 1000 kg moves along a horizontal straight road, passing through points A and B. The power of its engine is constant and equal to 15,000 W. The driving force exerted by the engine is 750 N at A and 500 N at B. Find the speed of the car at A and at B, and hence find the increase in the carโ€™s kinetic energy as it moves from A to B.

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June 2009 p4 q5
3576

A cyclist and his machine have a total mass of 80 kg. The cyclist starts from rest at the top A of a straight path AB, and freewheels (moves without pedalling or braking) down the path to B. The path AB is inclined at 2.6ยฐ to the horizontal and is of length 250 m (see diagram).

(i) Given that the cyclist passes through B with speed 9 m s-1, find the gain in kinetic energy and the loss in potential energy of the cyclist and his machine. Hence find the work done against the resistance to motion of the cyclist and his machine.

The cyclist continues to freewheel along a horizontal straight path BD until he reaches the point C, where the distance BC is d m. His speed at C is 5 m s-1. The resistance to motion is constant, and is the same on BD as on AB.

(ii) Find the value of d.

The cyclist starts to pedal at C, generating 425 W of power.

(iii) Find the acceleration of the cyclist immediately after passing through C.

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June 2009 p4 q2
3577

A crate C is pulled at constant speed up a straight inclined path by a constant force of magnitude F N, acting upwards at an angle of 15ยฐ to the path. C passes through points P and Q which are 100 m apart (see diagram). As C travels from P to Q the work done against the resistance to C's motion is 900 J, and the gain in C's potential energy is 2100 J. Write down the work done by the pulling force as C travels from P to Q, and hence find the value of F.

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June 2008 p4 q4
3578

OABC is a vertical cross-section of a smooth surface. The straight part OA has length 2.4 m and makes an angle of 50ยฐ with the horizontal. A and C are at the same horizontal level and B is the lowest point of the cross-section (see diagram). A particle P of mass 0.8 kg is released from rest at O and moves on the surface. P remains in contact with the surface until it leaves the surface at C. Find

  1. the kinetic energy of P at A,
  2. the speed of P at C.

The greatest speed of P is 8 m s-1.

  1. Find the depth of B below the horizontal through A and C.
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Nov 2007 p4 q4
3579

The diagram shows the vertical cross-section of a surface. A and B are two points on the cross-section, and A is 5 m higher than B. A particle of mass 0.35 kg passes through A with speed 7 m/s, moving on the surface towards B.

(i) Assuming that there is no resistance to motion, find the speed with which the particle reaches B.

(ii) Assuming instead that there is a resistance to motion, and that the particle reaches B with speed 11 m/s, find the work done against this resistance as the particle moves from A to B.

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June 2007 p4 q5
3580

A lorry of mass 12,500 kg travels along a road that has a straight horizontal section AB and a straight inclined section BC. The length of BC is 500 m. The speeds of the lorry at A, B, and C are 17 m/s, 25 m/s, and 17 m/s respectively (see diagram).

(i) The work done against the resistance to motion of the lorry, as it travels from A to B, is 5000 kJ. Find the work done by the driving force as the lorry travels from A to B.

(ii) As the lorry travels from B to C, the resistance to motion is 4800 N and the work done by the driving force is 3300 kJ. Find the height C above the level of AB.

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June 2022 p43 q5
3581

A cyclist is riding along a straight horizontal road. The total mass of the cyclist and her bicycle is 70 kg. At an instant when the cyclistโ€™s speed is 4 m/s, her acceleration is 0.3 m/sยฒ. There is a constant resistance to motion of magnitude 30 N.

(a) Find the power developed by the cyclist.

The cyclist comes to the top of a hill inclined at 5ยฐ to the horizontal. The cyclist stops pedalling and freewheels down the hill (so that the cyclist is no longer supplying any power). The magnitude of the resistance force remains at 30 N. Over a distance of d m, the speed of the cyclist increases from 6 m/s to 12 m/s.

(b) Find the change in kinetic energy.

(c) Use an energy method to find d.

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Nov 2006 p4 q5
3582

The diagram shows the vertical cross-section LMN of a fixed smooth surface. M is the lowest point of the cross-section. L is 2.45 m above the level of M, and N is 1.2 m above the level of M. A particle of mass 0.5 kg is released from rest at L and moves on the surface until it leaves it at N. Find

  1. the greatest speed of the particle,
  2. the kinetic energy of the particle at N.

The particle is now projected from N, with speed v m s-1, along the surface towards M.

  1. Find the least value of v for which the particle will reach L.
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Nov 2006 p4 q1
3583

A box of mass 8 kg is pulled, at constant speed, up a straight path which is inclined at an angle of 15ยฐ to the horizontal. The pulling force is constant, of magnitude 30 N, and acts upwards at an angle of 10ยฐ from the path (see diagram). The box passes through the points A and B, where AB = 20 m and B is above the level of A. For the motion from A to B, find

  1. the work done by the pulling force,
  2. the gain in potential energy of the box,
  3. the work done against the resistance to motion of the box.
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June 2006 p4 q6
3584

A block of mass 50 kg is pulled up a straight hill and passes through points A and B with speeds 7 m s-1 and 3 m s-1 respectively. The distance AB is 200 m and B is 15 m higher than A. For the motion of the block from A to B, find

  1. the loss in kinetic energy of the block,
  2. the gain in potential energy of the block.

The resistance to motion of the block has magnitude 7.5 N.

  1. Find the work done by the pulling force acting on the block.

The pulling force acting on the block has constant magnitude 45 N and acts at an angle \(\alpha \degree\) upwards from the hill.

  1. Find the value of \(\alpha\).
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Nov 2005 p4 q7
3585

Two particles A and B, of masses 0.3 kg and 0.2 kg respectively, are attached to the ends of a light inextensible string which passes over a smooth fixed pulley. Particle B is held on the horizontal floor and particle A hangs in equilibrium. Particle B is released and each particle starts to move vertically with constant acceleration of magnitude a m s-2.

  1. Find the value of a.
  2. Particle A hits the floor 1.2 s after it starts to move, and does not rebound upwards.

  3. Show that A hits the floor with a speed of 2.4 m s-1.
  4. Find the gain in gravitational potential energy by B, from leaving the floor until reaching its greatest height.
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Nov 2005 p4 q2
3586

A crate of mass 50 kg is dragged along a horizontal floor by a constant force of magnitude 400 N acting at an angle \(\alpha^\circ\) upwards from the horizontal. The total resistance to motion of the crate has constant magnitude 250 N. The crate starts from rest at the point \(O\) and passes the point \(P\) with a speed of 2 m s\(^{-1}\). The distance \(OP\) is 20 m. For the crateโ€™s motion from \(O\) to \(P\), find

  1. the increase in kinetic energy of the crate,
  2. the work done against the resistance to the motion of the crate,
  3. the value of \(\alpha\).
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June 2005 p4 q7
3587

A car of mass 1200 kg travels along a horizontal straight road. The power provided by the carโ€™s engine is constant and equal to 20 kW. The resistance to the carโ€™s motion is constant and equal to 500 N. The car passes through the points A and B with speeds 10 m/s and 25 m/s respectively. The car takes 30.5 s to travel from A to B.

(i) Find the acceleration of the car at A.

(ii) By considering work and energy, find the distance AB.

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Nov 2004 p4 q4
3588

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

  1. the gain in gravitational potential energy of the lorry,
  2. the work done by the driving force,
  3. 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.

  1. Find the work done by the driving force of the lorry while the lorry travels from the top of the hill to P.
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June 2004 p4 q4
3589

The top of an inclined plane is at a height of 0.7 m above the bottom. A block of mass 0.2 kg is released from rest at the top of the plane and slides a distance of 2.5 m to the bottom. Find the kinetic energy of the block when it reaches the bottom of the plane in each of the following cases:

  1. the plane is smooth,
  2. the coefficient of friction between the plane and the block is 0.15.
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Nov 2003 p4 q4
3590

The diagram shows a vertical cross-section of a surface. A and B are two points on the cross-section. A particle of mass 0.15 kg is released from rest at A.

  1. Assuming that the particle reaches B with a speed of 8 m s-1 and that there are no resistances to motion, find the height of A above B.
  2. Assuming instead that the particle reaches B with a speed of 6 m s-1 and that the height of A above B is 4 m, find the work done against the resistances to motion.
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Nov 2002 p4 q6
3591

(i) A particle P of mass 1.2 kg is released from rest at the top of a slope and starts to move. The slope has length 4 m and is inclined at 25ยฐ to the horizontal. The coefficient of friction between P and the slope is \(\frac{1}{4}\). Find

  1. the frictional component of the contact force on P,
  2. the acceleration of P,
  3. the speed with which P reaches the bottom of the slope.

(ii) After reaching the bottom of the slope, P moves freely under gravity and subsequently hits a horizontal floor which is 3 m below the bottom of the slope.

  1. Find the loss in gravitational potential energy of P during its motion from the bottom of the slope until it hits the floor.
  2. Find the speed with which P hits the floor.
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