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A-LevelPhysicsWork, energy and powerMay/June 2019Paper 1 Q191 Mark

A train on a mountain railway is carrying 200 people of average mass 70 kg up a slope at an angle of 30° to the horizontal and at a speed of 6.0 m s⁻¹. The train itself has a mass of 80 000 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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About This A-Level Physics Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Physics (9702) May/June 2019 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Work, energy and power and is worth 1 mark.

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