Edexcel M1 2006 June — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2006
SessionJune
TopicMotion on a slope

4. \begin{figure}[h]
\captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 2} \includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{3a8395fd-6e44-48a1-8c97-3365a284956a-05_273_611_319_676}
\end{figure} A particle \(P\) of mass 0.5 kg is on a rough plane inclined at an angle \(\alpha\) to the horizontal, where tan \(\alpha = \frac { 3 } { 4 }\). The particle is held at rest on the plane by the action of a force of magnitude 4 N acting up the plane in a direction parallel to a line of greatest slope of the plane, as shown in Figure 2. The particle is on the point of slipping up the plane.
  1. Find the coefficient of friction between \(P\) and the plane. The force of magnitude 4 N is removed.
  2. Find the acceleration of \(P\) down the plane.