CAIE FP2 2014 June — Question 5

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2014
SessionJune
TopicSimple Harmonic Motion

5 A uniform rectangular thin sheet of glass \(A B C D\), in which \(A B = 8 a\) and \(B C = 6 a\), has mass \(\frac { 3 } { 5 } M\). Each of the edges \(A B , B C , C D\) and \(D A\) has a thin strip of metal attached to it, as a border to the glass. The strips along \(A B\) and \(C D\) each have mass \(M\), and the strips along \(B C\) and \(D A\) each have mass \(\frac { 1 } { 3 } M\). Show that the moment of inertia of the whole object (glass and metal strips) about an axis through \(A\) perpendicular to the plane of the object is \(128 M a ^ { 2 }\). The object is free to rotate about this axis, which is fixed and smooth. The object hangs in equilibrium with \(C\) vertically below \(A\). It is displaced through a small angle and released from rest. Show that it will move in approximate simple harmonic motion and state the period of the motion.