Edexcel M3 2008 January — Question 1

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM3 (Mechanics 3)
Year2008
SessionJanuary
TopicWork, energy and Power 2

  1. A light elastic string of natural length 0.4 m has one end \(A\) attached to a fixed point. The other end of the string is attached to a particle \(P\) of mass 2 kg . When \(P\) hangs in equilibrium vertically below \(A\), the length of the string is 0.56 m .
    1. Find the modulus of elasticity of the string.
    A horizontal force is applied to \(P\) so that it is held in equilibrium with the string making an angle \(\theta\) with the downward vertical. The length of the string is now 0.72 m .
  2. Find the angle \(\theta\).