Edexcel M3 2018 January — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM3 (Mechanics 3)
Year2018
SessionJanuary
TopicCircular Motion 2

6. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{d93ae982-9395-4311-9972-be727b3ce954-18_483_730_242_609} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 4}
\end{figure} A particle \(P\) of mass \(m\) is attached to one end of a light inextensible string of length \(l\). The other end of the string is attached to a fixed point \(O\). The particle is held at the point \(A\), where \(O A = l\) and \(O A\) is horizontal. The particle is then projected vertically downwards from \(A\) with speed \(\sqrt { 2 g l }\), as shown in Figure 4 . When the string makes an angle \(\theta\) with the downward vertical through \(O\) and the string is still taut, the tension in the string is \(T\).
  1. Show that \(T = m g ( 3 \cos \theta + 2 )\) At the instant when the particle reaches the point \(B\), the string becomes slack.
  2. Find the speed of \(P\) at \(B\).
  3. Find the greatest height above \(O\) reached by \(P\) in the subsequent motion.