Edexcel M3 2017 June — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM3 (Mechanics 3)
Year2017
SessionJune
TopicCircular Motion 1

2. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{698b44b5-801c-45ec-b9de-021e44487edb-04_723_636_219_733} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 2}
\end{figure} A particle \(P\) of mass \(m\) is attached to one end of a light inextensible string. The other end of the string is attached to a fixed point \(A\). The particle moves in a horizontal circle with constant angular speed \(\sqrt { 58.8 } \mathrm { rad } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\). The centre \(O\) of the circle is vertically below \(A\) and the string makes a constant angle \(\theta ^ { \circ }\) with the downward vertical, as shown in Figure 2. Given that the tension in the string is 1.2 mg , find
  1. the value of \(\theta\)
  2. the length of the string.