A-LevelPhysicsWork, energy and powerMay/June 2013Paper 1 Q171 Mark
A train on a mountain railway is carrying 200 people of average mass 70kg up a slope at an angle of 30° to the horizontal and at a speed of 6.0 ms⁻¹. The train itself has a mass of 80000 kg. The percentage of the power from the engine which is used to raise the passengers and the train is 40%. What is the power of the engine?
A1.1 MW
B2.8 MW
C6.9 MW
D14 MW
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