Edexcel M3 2018 June — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM3 (Mechanics 3)
Year2018
SessionJune
TopicCircular Motion 1

2. A light elastic string has natural length 1.2 m and modulus of elasticity \(\lambda\) newtons. One end of the string is attached to a fixed point \(O\). A particle of mass 0.5 kg is attached to the other end of the string. The particle is moving with constant angular speed \(\omega \mathrm { rad } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\) in a horizontal circle with the string stretched. The circle has radius 0.9 m and its centre is vertically below \(O\). The string is inclined at \(60 ^ { \circ }\) to the horizontal. Find
  1. the value of \(\lambda\),
  2. the value of \(\omega\).