A car travels up a straight stretch of road that rises at a constant above the horizontal

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Problem

A 1.2×103 kg1.2\times10^{3}\,\text{kg} car travels up a straight 150 m150\,\text{m} stretch of road that rises at a constant 5.0∘5.0^{\circ} above the horizontal. During this time the car accelerates uniformly from 15 m ⁣/ ⁣s15\,\text{m}\!/\!\text{s} to 25 m ⁣/ ⁣s25\,\text{m}\!/\!\text{s} in 12 s12\,\text{s}. Neglecting resistive forces, determine the average power produced by the car’s engine over the 12 s12\,\text{s} interval.

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