Question
A truck draws a tractor of mass 1000 kg at a steady rate of 20 m/s on a level road. The tension in the coupling is 2000 N. Calculate the power spent on the tractor?
A truck of weight 2x 105N can move up a road
having a slope of 1 in 50 with a speed of 8 m/s. The resistive force of road is one twenty-fifth of the weight of truck. What is power of truck?
Solution
Given,
Mass of the tractor, m = 1000 kg
Speed of the tractor, v = 20 m/s
Tension in coupling = Force applied
Force, F = 2000 N
Using the formula for power, we have
Power spent on the tractor, P = 2000 x 200 = 40000 Watt = 40 kW