Edexcel M2 2017 June — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2017
SessionJune
TopicWork, energy and Power 1

5. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{266c4f52-f35f-459c-9184-836b0f3baf5b-16_255_1242_301_360} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 2}
\end{figure} A smooth straight ramp is fixed to horizontal ground. The ramp has length 8 m and is inclined at \(30 ^ { \circ }\) to the ground, as shown in Figure 2. A particle \(P\) of mass 0.7 kg is projected from a point \(A\) at the bottom of the ramp, up a line of greatest slope of the ramp, with speed \(u \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\). As \(P\) reaches the point \(B\) at the top of the ramp, \(P\) has speed \(4.2 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\).
  1. By considering energy, find the value of \(u\). After leaving the ramp at \(B\), the particle \(P\) moves freely under gravity until it hits the ground at a point \(C\). Immediately before hitting the ground at \(C\), particle \(P\) is moving at \(\theta ^ { \circ }\) below the horizontal with speed \(w \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\). Find
    1. the value of \(w\),
    2. the value of \(\theta\),
  2. the horizontal distance from \(B\) to \(C\).