Edexcel M3 2010 January — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM3 (Mechanics 3)
Year2010
SessionJanuary
TopicWork, energy and Power 2

4. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{d831556d-fdf3-4639-9a89-6d3b372d3446-08_388_521_279_710} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 3}
\end{figure} A particle \(P\) of weight 40 N is attached to one end of a light elastic string of natural length 0.5 m . The other end of the string is attached to a fixed point \(O\). A horizontal force of magnitude 30 N is applied to \(P\), as shown in Figure 3. The particle \(P\) is in equilibrium and the elastic energy stored in the string is 10 J . Calculate the length \(O P\).