Edexcel M2 2017 June — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2017
SessionJune
TopicMoments

4. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{266c4f52-f35f-459c-9184-836b0f3baf5b-12_609_639_296_657} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 1}
\end{figure} A uniform rod \(A B\) has mass 5 kg and length 4 m . The rod is held in a horizontal position by a light inextensible string. The end \(A\) of the rod rests against a rough vertical wall. One end of the string is attached to the rod at \(B\) and the other end is attached to the wall at a point \(D\). The point \(D\) is vertically above \(A\), with \(A D = 3 \mathrm {~m}\). A particle of mass 2 kg is attached to the rod at \(C\), where \(A C = 0.5 \mathrm {~m}\), as shown in Figure 1. The rod is in equilibrium in a vertical plane perpendicular to the wall. The coefficient of friction between the rod and the wall is \(\mu\). Find
  1. the tension in the string,
  2. the magnitude of the force exerted by the wall on the rod at \(A\),
  3. the range of possible values of \(\mu\).