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A locomotive accelerates a 25-car train along a level track. Every car has a mass of 5.0104kgand is subject to a frictional force f=250v, where the speed vis in meters per second and the force fis in newtons. At the instant when the speed of the train is 30km/h, the magnitude of its acceleration is 0.20 m/s2.

(a) What is the tension in the coupling between the first car and the locomotive? (b) If this tension is equal to the maximum force the locomotive can exert on the train, what is the steepest grade up which the locomotive can pull the train at 30 km/h?

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(a)T3.0105N.(b)1.2.

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01

Given data

  • Mass of each car =5.0104kg.
  • The frictional force on each car f=250v here ,v is the speed in m/s .
  • Speed of the train, v=30km/h=8.3m/s.
  • The magnitude of Accelerationa=0.20m/s2 .
02

To understand the concept

The problem deals with Newton鈥檚 second law of motion, which states that the acceleration a, of an object is dependent upon the net force F, acting upon the object and the mass m, of the object. Apply Newton鈥檚 second law to obtain the tension T and the angle of inclination

Formula:

F=ma

03

Draw the free body diagram

Treat all 25 cars as a single object of massm=255.0104kg and (when the speed is 30 km/h = 8.3 m/s) subject to a friction force equal to:

f=252508.3=5.2104N

04

(a) Calculate the tension in the coupling between the first car and the locomotive 

Along the level track, this object experiences a 鈥渇orward鈥 force T exerted by the locomotive, so that Newton鈥檚 second law leads to:

T-f=maT=f+ma

Substitute the values in the above expression, and we get,

T=5.2104N+255.0104kg0.2m/s2T=5.2104N+25104NT=30.2104NT3.0105N

Thus,the tension in the coupling between the first car and the locomotive is 3.0105N.

05

(b) Calculate the steepest grade up which the locomotive can pull the train at 30 km/h if the tension is equal to the maximum force the locomotive can exert on the train.

The +x direction (which is the only direction in which we will be applying Newton鈥檚 second law) is uphill (to the upper right in our sketch).

Thus,

T-f-mgsin=ma

Where, a = 0 (according to given condition)

T-f-mgsin=maT-f=mgsin

Substitute the values in the above expression, and we get,

3.0105N-5.2104N=1.25106kg9.8m/s2sin2.48105=12.25106sinsin=0.02=sin-10.02=1.161.2

Thus, the steepest grade up is 1.2 degrees.

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