Edexcel M3 2013 June — Question 1

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM3 (Mechanics 3)
Year2013
SessionJune
TopicCircular Motion 1

1. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{daa795f0-2c5e-4617-a295-fbe74c22be4a-02_679_568_210_680} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 1}
\end{figure} A hollow right circular cone, of base radius \(a\) and height \(h\), is fixed with its axis vertical and vertex downwards, as shown in Figure 1. A particle moves with constant speed \(v\) in a horizontal circle of radius \(\frac { 1 } { 3 } a\) on the smooth inner surface of the cone. Show that \(v = \sqrt { } \left( \frac { 1 } { 3 } h g \right)\).