Edexcel M1 — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
TopicMotion on a slope

3. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{c762bd90-5b57-428a-a7a8-291a1a643a14-3_309_590_196_518} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 2}
\end{figure} Figure 2 shows a ball of mass 3 kg lying on a smooth plane inclined at an angle \(\alpha\) to the horizontal where \(\sin \alpha = \frac { 3 } { 5 }\). The ball is held in equilibrium by a force of magnitude \(P\) newtons, which acts at an angle of \(10 ^ { \circ }\) to the line of greatest slope of the plane.
  1. Suggest a suitable model for the ball. Giving your answers correct to 1 decimal place,
  2. find the value of \(P\),
  3. find the magnitude of the reaction between the ball and the plane.