Edexcel M2 2019 January — Question 4 9 marks

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2019
SessionJanuary
Marks9
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TopicCentre of Mass 1
TypeParticle attached to lamina - find mass/position
DifficultyStandard +0.3 This is a standard M2 centre of mass question involving composite laminas and equilibrium. Part (a) requires routine application of the centre of mass formula for composite bodies (subtraction method), while part (b) involves a straightforward moment equilibrium calculation about the suspension point. The geometry is clearly defined and the methods are well-practiced textbook techniques with no novel insight required.
Spec6.04c Composite bodies: centre of mass6.04d Integration: for centre of mass of laminas/solids

4. \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} The uniform lamina \(L\), shown shaded in Figure 1, is formed by removing a circular disc of radius \(2 a\) from a uniform circular disc of radius \(4 a\). The larger disc has centre \(O\) and diameter \(A B\). The radius \(O D\) is perpendicular to \(A B\). The smaller disc has centre \(C\), where \(C\) is on \(A B\) and \(B C = 3 a\)
  1. Show that the centre of mass of \(L\) is \(\frac { 13 } { 3 } a\) from \(B\). The mass of \(L\) is \(M\) and a particle of mass \(k M\) is attached to \(L\) at \(B\). When \(L\), with the particle attached, is freely suspended from point \(D\), it hangs in equilibrium with \(A\) higher than \(B\) and \(A B\) at an angle \(\theta\) to the horizontal, where \(\tan \theta = \frac { 3 } { 4 }\)
  2. Find the value of \(k\).

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The uniform lamina $L$, shown shaded in Figure 1, is formed by removing a circular disc of radius $2 a$ from a uniform circular disc of radius $4 a$. The larger disc has centre $O$ and diameter $A B$. The radius $O D$ is perpendicular to $A B$. The smaller disc has centre $C$, where $C$ is on $A B$ and $B C = 3 a$
\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
\item Show that the centre of mass of $L$ is $\frac { 13 } { 3 } a$ from $B$.

The mass of $L$ is $M$ and a particle of mass $k M$ is attached to $L$ at $B$. When $L$, with the particle attached, is freely suspended from point $D$, it hangs in equilibrium with $A$ higher than $B$ and $A B$ at an angle $\theta$ to the horizontal, where $\tan \theta = \frac { 3 } { 4 }$
\item Find the value of $k$.
\end{enumerate}

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