DPS STS SCHOOL CT ON MECHANICS 1 CHAPTER 9 (WORK, ENERGY AND

POWER) GRADE: 11
FULL MARKS: 60

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A truck of mass 3000 kg starts from rest. It is driven in a straight line up a slope inclined at an angle α to the
horizontal, where α = 0.08. The driving force of the engine is 7000 N and the non-gravitational resistance
total is 4000 N throughout the motion. The speed of the truck is v m/s when it is travelled x m from the start.
Find the value of k for which 𝑥 = 𝑘𝑣 2 .

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A car of mass 1500 kg is being driven along a level road. It accelerates from 0 Km/hr to 100 Km/hr in 10 s.
Air resistance and friction may be ignored. Find the average power generated by the engine.

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A skydiver of mass 80 kg falls 1000m from rest and then opens his parachute for the remaining 2000 m of
his fall. Air resistance in negligible until the parachute opens. The skydiver is travelling at 5 m/s just before
he hits the ground. Find the average resistance force when the skydiver is falling with the parachute open.

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