Edexcel M2 2007 June — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2007
SessionJune
TopicMoments

5. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{778a0276-6738-40e6-90b2-a536ce5abe6a-08_376_874_205_525} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 3}
\end{figure} A uniform beam \(A B\) of mass 2 kg is freely hinged at one end \(A\) to a vertical wall. The beam is held in equilibrium in a horizontal position by a rope which is attached to a point \(C\) on the beam, where \(A C = 0.14 \mathrm {~m}\). The rope is attached to the point \(D\) on the wall vertically above \(A\), where \(\angle A C D = 30 ^ { \circ }\), as shown in Figure 3. The beam is modelled as a uniform rod and the rope as a light inextensible string. The tension in the rope is 63 N . Find
  1. the length of \(A B\),
  2. the magnitude of the resultant reaction of the hinge on the beam at \(A\).