Edexcel M3 Specimen — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM3 (Mechanics 3)
SessionSpecimen
TopicCentre of Mass 1

5.
\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{e256678d-89e8-48eb-aa8a-b8e027b62ef1-3_423_357_918_847} A uniform solid, \(S\), is placed with its plane face on horizontal ground. The solid consists of a right circular cylinder, of radius \(r\) and height \(r\), joined to a right circular cone, of radius \(r\) and height \(h\). The plane face of the cone coincides with one of the plane faces of the cylinder, as shown in Fig. 3.
  1. Show that the distance of the centre of mass of \(S\) from the ground is $$\frac { 6 r ^ { 2 } + 4 r h + h ^ { 2 } } { 4 ( 3 r + h ) }$$ (8) The solid is now placed with its plane face on a rough plane which is inclined at an angle \(\alpha\) to the horizontal. The plane is rough enough to prevent \(S\) from sliding. Given that \(h = 2 r\), and that \(S\) is on the point of toppling,
  2. find, to the nearest degree, the value of \(\alpha\).
    (5)