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CAPE Applied Mathematics Unit 2 · 2018 · Paper 2 · Question 6(b)(i)

A truck of mass 1800 kg has an engine producing constant power of 90 kW, moving from rest in a straight horizontal line. Air resistance is ignored.

Ignoring all air resistances, determine the time taken to reach a speed of 30 ms^-1.

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