Edexcel M1 2016 June — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2016
SessionJune
TopicNewton's laws and connected particles

2. \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} A vertical rope \(A B\) has its end \(B\) attached to the top of a scale pan. The scale pan has mass 0.5 kg and carries a brick of mass 1.5 kg , as shown in Figure 1. The scale pan is raised vertically upwards with constant acceleration \(0.5 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 2 }\) using the rope \(A B\). The rope is modelled as a light inextensible string.
  1. Find the tension in the rope \(A B\).
  2. Find the magnitude of the force exerted on the scale pan by the brick.