OCR M2 2006 June — Question 3

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2006
SessionJune
TopicMoments

3
\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{d6d87705-be4b-407d-b699-69fb441d88a7-2_710_572_721_788} A uniform solid hemisphere of weight 12 N and radius 6 cm is suspended by two vertical strings. One string is attached to the point \(O\), the centre of the plane face, and the other string is attached to the point \(A\) on the rim of the plane face. The hemisphere hangs in equilibrium and \(O A\) makes an angle of \(60 ^ { \circ }\) with the vertical (see diagram).
  1. Find the horizontal distance from the centre of mass of the hemisphere to the vertical through \(O\).
  2. Calculate the tensions in the strings.