Edexcel M1 2020 June — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2020
SessionJune
TopicMotion on a slope

3. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{05cf68a3-1ba4-487f-9edd-48a246f4194f-08_259_597_214_678} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 1}
\end{figure} A particle of mass 10 kg is placed on a fixed rough inclined plane. The plane is inclined to the horizontal at an angle \(\alpha\), where \(\tan \alpha = \frac { 3 } { 4 }\). The particle is held in equilibrium by a force of magnitude \(P\) newtons, which acts up the plane, as shown in Figure 1. The line of action of the force lies in a vertical plane that contains a line of greatest slope of the plane. The coefficient of friction between the particle and the plane is \(\frac { 1 } { 2 }\).
  1. Find the normal reaction between the particle and the plane.
  2. Find the greatest possible value of \(P\).
  3. Find the least possible value of \(P\). DO NOT WRITEIN THIS AREA
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