Edexcel M3 2010 June — Question 3

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

3. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{049ea68c-d15f-41f8-860e-0816d36a2748-05_342_718_255_610} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 2}
\end{figure} A particle of mass 0.5 kg is attached to one end of a light elastic spring of natural length 0.9 m and modulus of elasticity \(\lambda\) newtons. The other end of the spring is attached to a fixed point \(O\) on a rough plane which is inclined at an angle \(\theta\) to the horizontal, where \(\sin \theta = \frac { 3 } { 5 }\). The coefficient of friction between the particle and the plane is 0.15 . The particle is held on the plane at a point which is 1.5 m down the line of greatest slope from \(O\), as shown in Figure 2. The particle is released from rest and first comes to rest again after moving 0.7 m up the plane. Find the value of \(\lambda\).