| Exam Board | Edexcel |
| Module | M3 (Mechanics 3) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Session | June |
| Topic | Work, energy and Power 2 |
6. One end of a light inextensible string of length \(l\) is attached to a particle \(P\) of mass \(2 m\). The other end of the string is attached to a fixed point \(A\). The particle is hanging freely at rest with the string vertical. The particle is then projected horizontally with speed \(\sqrt { \frac { 7 g l } { 2 } }\) (a) Find the speed of \(P\) at the instant when the string is horizontal.
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When the string is horizontal and \(P\) is moving upwards, the string comes into contact with a small smooth peg which is fixed at the point \(B\), where \(A B\) is horizontal and \(A B < l\). The particle then describes a complete semicircle with centre \(B\).
(b) Show that \(A B \geqslant \frac { 1 } { 2 } l\)