Edexcel M1 2008 June — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2008
SessionJune
TopicMotion on a slope

7. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{9dbbbc01-fb66-460d-a42e-2c37ec8b451a-10_291_726_265_607} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 3}
\end{figure} A package of mass 4 kg lies on a rough plane inclined at \(30 ^ { \circ }\) to the horizontal. The package is held in equilibrium by a force of magnitude 45 N acting at an angle of \(50 ^ { \circ }\) to the plane, as shown in Figure 3. The force is acting in a vertical plane through a line of greatest slope of the plane. The package is in equilibrium on the point of moving up the plane. The package is modelled as a particle. Find
  1. the magnitude of the normal reaction of the plane on the package,
  2. the coefficient of friction between the plane and the package.