Edexcel M3 2018 Specimen — Question 4

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

4. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{bb73b211-7629-4ed7-9b71-91841c29bb85-12_403_497_251_712} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 2}
\end{figure} A particle of mass \(3 m\) is attached to one end of a light inextensible string of length \(a\). The other end of the string is attached to a fixed point \(O\). The particle is held at the point \(A\), where \(O A\) is horizontal and \(O A = a\). The particle is projected vertically downwards from \(A\) with speed \(u\), as shown in Figure 2. The particle moves in complete vertical circles.
  1. Show that \(u ^ { 2 } \geqslant 3 a g\). Given that the greatest tension in the string is three times the least tension in the string, (b) show that \(u ^ { 2 } = 6 a g\).
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