Edexcel M3 2015 June — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM3 (Mechanics 3)
Year2015
SessionJune
TopicMoments

5. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{00388805-5d60-4327-a10e-c0df74a0cb75-09_403_790_210_577} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 2}
\end{figure} Figure 2 shows a uniform solid spindle which is made by joining together the circular faces of two right circular cones. The common circular face has radius \(r\) and centre \(O\). The smaller cone has height \(h\) and the larger cone has height \(k h\). The point \(A\) lies on the circumference of the common circular face. The spindle is suspended from \(A\) and hangs freely in equilibrium with \(A O\) at an angle of \(30 ^ { \circ }\) to the vertical. Show that \(k = \frac { 4 r } { h \sqrt { 3 } } + 1\)