How to Calculate Average Power of a Train Pulling an Object on a Slope

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To calculate the average power of a train pulling an object up a slope, the mass of the train (1.3 million kg) and the slope angle (1.1 degrees) must be considered. The train travels a distance of 57 km at a speed of 48 km/h. The average power can be determined using the formula for power, which is the change in work over time. Work is calculated by multiplying the force required to move the train by the distance traveled. By finding the necessary force and the time taken for the journey, the average power produced by the engine can be accurately computed.
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Homework Statement


A railroad engine pulls a train of mass 1.3*10^6 kg up an average slope of 1.1 degree for a distance of 57.0 km. If the speed of the train is 48.0 km/h, what is the average power produced by the engine?


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a = Fn/m


The Attempt at a Solution


Created a freebody diagram with Force going to the right going slightly up @ 1.1 degrees. Weight going down. Normal force going up with 1.1 degree angle going slightly left. I got trouble here because I got the FBD, but I don't see how it is relevant D;
 
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Few more relative equations

Power is the change in work over the change in time.
Work is the force multiplied by the displacement.

Finding the force required to move it, the distance the train travels, and the time it takes the train to travel that far should get you to your answer pretty quickly.
 
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