Edexcel M3 2023 January — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM3 (Mechanics 3)
Year2023
SessionJanuary
TopicWork, energy and Power 2

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\end{figure} A light elastic string AB has natural length I and modulus of elasticity 2 mg .
The end A of the elastic string is attached to a fixed point. The other end B is attached to a particle of mass m . The particle is held in equilibrium, with the elastic string taut and horizontal, by a force of magnitude F . The line of action of the force and the elastic string lie in the same vertical plane. The direction of the force makes an angle \(\alpha\), where \(\tan \alpha = \frac { 3 } { 4 }\), with the upward vertical, as shown in Figure 2.
Find, in terms of I , the length AB .
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