Edexcel FM Mechanics Work, energy & power

Section 2: Power

Solutions to Exercise level 2

1. (i) F  ma
X  500  1200  0.25
X  800
Power  Xv
 800  15
 12000 W
 12 kW

(ii) At maximum speed, acceleration is zero.

X  500  0
X  500
Power  Xv
12000  500v
v  24
Maximum speed = 24 ms-1.

2. (i) Since speed is constant, acceleration = 0

so driving force X = resistance = 80 N
Power  Xv  80  15  1200 W

(ii) Power  Xv
1500  15 X
X  100
F  ma
X  R  ma
100  80  200a
a  0.1
Initial acceleration = 0.1 ms-2.

60000 50
3. 60 kmh-1   ms-1.
60  60 3

(i)

2000 X

X  2000  0
X  2000

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Power  Xv
50
 2000 
3
 33300 W
 33.3 kW (3 s.f.)

(ii)
X
2000
sin   1
 21

2400g
X  2000  2400g sin   0
X  2000  2400  9.8  211
X  3120
Power  Xv
50
 3120 
3
 52000 W
 52 kW

(iii)
2000

X sin   1
 21

2400g
X  2000  2400g sin   0
X  2000  2400  9.8  211
X  880
Power  Xv
50
 880 
3
 14700 W
 14.7 kW (3 s.f.)

4. (i) Constant speed so driving force X = resistance = 375 N.

Power  Xv
 375  45
 16875 W

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(ii)
X
375
sin   1
 18

900g
At maximum speed acceleration is zero.
X  375  900g sin   0
X  375  900  9.8  181
X  865
Power  Xv
16875  865 v
v  19.5
Maximum speed = 19.5 ms-1 (3 s.f.)

5. (i) Uphill Downhill

X1 R
R sin   1 X2
 56

800g 800g
X 1  R  800g sin   0 X 2  R  800g sin   0
X 1  R  800  9.8  561 X 2  R  800  9.8  561
X 1  R  140 X 2  R  140
Power  X 1v 1 Power  X 2v 2
 (R  140)v 1  (R  140)v 2

v 2  2v 1
(R  140)v 1  (R  140)v 2
(R  140)v 1  2(R  140)v 1
R  140  2R  280
R  420
The resistance is 1260 N.

(ii) Power  (R  140)v 1

9800  (420  140)v 1
v 1  17.5
Maximum speed = 17.5 ms-1.

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6. (i)
X
R sin   1
 50

50000g
Power  Xv
220000  10 X
X  22000
Resolving up the slope: X  R  50000g sin   ma
R  22000  50000  10  501  50000  0.23
R  500

(ii) R  kv
When v = 10, R = 500,  k  50
so R  50v
Power  Xv
220000  Xv
220000
X
v
At maximum speed, acceleration is zero.
Resolving up the slope: X  R  50000g sin   0
220000
 50v  50000  10  501  0
v
220000  50v 2  10000v  0
v 2  200v  4400  0
(v  20)(v  220)  0
Since v must be positive, v = 20
The maximum speed is 20 ms-1.

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