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How steep a hill can a car climb? (Physics Problem.Help please)?

A 1000-kg car has a maximum power output of 120 hp. How steep a hill can it climb at a constant of 70 km/h if the frictional forces add up to 600 N?I already did the conversions of 120 hp to get 89,520 Watts and also 70 km/h converts to 19.44 m/s, so I do not know where to go from there. Any help on this would be appreciated. :]

Answer:

I guess climbing step is no problem. It is the lubrication, traction and fuel tank design to ensure that in vertical position lubrication, traction and fuel gets supplied with lubrication and fuel.
If the thermostat was REMOVED, then the car would not be overheating. It would take a long time to warm up. Like many above: check your radiator fluid level and quality. It may be best to just drain the system and refill with 50/50 antifreeze water. Having it flushed would accomplish both. Inspect your radiator for damage and crud blocking the fins. I believe Hondas use a fan to aid airflow over the radiator when temp get high. You'll probably have to have a mechanic check to see if that is working. Hope this helps.
I guess climbing step is no problem. It is the lubrication, traction and fuel tank design to ensure that in vertical position lubrication, traction and fuel gets supplied with lubrication and fuel.
If the thermostat was REMOVED, then the car would not be overheating. It would take a long time to warm up. Like many above: check your radiator fluid level and quality. It may be best to just drain the system and refill with 50/50 antifreeze water. Having it flushed would accomplish both. Inspect your radiator for damage and crud blocking the fins. I believe Hondas use a fan to aid airflow over the radiator when temp get high. You'll probably have to have a mechanic check to see if that is working. Hope this helps.
Power Work/Time. So in 1 second,Power (W) Work (J) The power generated by the car is 89520W. So in 1 second there is 89520 J of work done. Work Force * distance. Work we know 89520J Force m*a 1000*9.81 to which must be added a further 600N for friction Total Force 10410N h vertical distance that car is moved 89520 10410* h h 8.6m So in 1 second the car was lifted 8.6m. But in that 1 second the car travelled 19.44 m along the road. Solve for the size of the angle: sin angle 8.6/19.44 0.4424 Angle 26.26°

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