Edexcel M3 2007 January — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM3 (Mechanics 3)
Year2007
SessionJanuary
TopicMoments

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\end{figure} A uniform solid right circular cone has base radius \(a\) and semi-vertical angle \(\alpha\), where \(\tan \alpha = \frac { 1 } { 3 }\). The cone is freely suspended by a string attached at a point \(A\) on the rim of its base, and hangs in equilibrium with its axis of symmetry making an angle of \(\theta ^ { \circ }\) with the upward vertical, as shown in Figure 1. Find, to one decimal place, the value of \(\theta\).