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A truck accelerates uniformly from rest to 19.5 m/s in 5.3 s along a level stretch of road. Determine the average power required to accelerate the truck for the following values of the weight (ignore friction).
(a) 1.00x10^4 N
(b) 1.20 x10^4 N
Gravitational acceleration = g = 9.81 m/s2
Part (a)
Weight of the truck = W = 1 x 10^4 N
Mass of the truck = m
m = 1019 kg
Initial speed of the truck = V1 = 0 m/s
Final speed of the truck = V2 = 19.5 m/s
Time taken to reach 19.5 m/s = T = 5.3 sec
Average power required to accelerate the truck = P
The work done is equal to the change in kinetic energy of the truck.
P = 3.66 x 10^4 W
Part (b)
Weight of the truck = W = 1.2 x 10^4 N
Mass of the truck = m
m = 1223 kg
Initial speed of the truck = V1 = 0 m/s
Final speed of the truck = V2 = 19.5 m/s
Time taken to reach 19.5 m/s = T = 5.3 sec
Average power required to accelerate the truck = P
The work done is equal to the change in kinetic energy of the truck.
P = 4.39 x 10^4 W
a) Average power required to accelerate a truck weighing 1x10^4 N = 3.66 x 10^4 W
b) Average power required to accelerate a truck weighing 1.2x10^4 N = 4.39 x 10^4 W