Edexcel M1 2018 June — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2018
SessionJune
TopicFriction

2. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{4fd21e83-0bdf-4bb1-8a3f-76beada511ae-04_333_976_287_550} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 1}
\end{figure} A particle of mass 2 kg lies on a rough plane. The plane is inclined to the horizontal at \(30 ^ { \circ }\). The coefficient of friction between the particle and the plane is \(\frac { 1 } { 4 }\). The particle is held in equilibrium by a force of magnitude \(P\) newtons. The force makes an angle of \(20 ^ { \circ }\) with the horizontal and acts in a vertical plane containing a line of greatest slope of the plane, as shown in Figure 1. Find the least possible value of \(P\).