Mathematics 9709 · AS & A Level · Newton's laws of motion

Newton's laws of motion — practice question

A car with mass 900 kg is travelling along a straight horizontal road, and it experiences a constant resistive force of 350 N. At the moment when its speed is $15\text{ m s}^{-1}$, its acceleration is $0.25\text{ m s}^{-2}$.
(a)[2]

Find the driving force produced by the car’s engine at this instant.

(b)[2]

Find the power output of the car’s engine at this instant.

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This 4-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: Newton’s second law gives $D-350=900\times0.25$.

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