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A-LevelMathematicsMechanicsOct/Nov 2019Paper 4 Q25 Marks

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 1.5° to the horizontal. Her speed at the bottom of the hill is 10 m s⁻¹ and at the top it is 5 m s⁻¹. 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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About This A-Level Mathematics Question

Topic

This structured question tests Mechanics in A-Level Mathematics (syllabus code 9709). It is worth 5 marks.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Mathematics Oct/Nov 2019 examination, Paper 4 Variant 1.

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