Edexcel M1 — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
TopicPulley systems

6. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{2def617f-3c25-4458-8500-8e20ba7c1e53-4_451_734_964_607} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 2}
\end{figure} Figure 2 shows a particle \(A\) of mass 5 kg , lying on a smooth horizontal table which is 0.9 m above the floor. A light inextensible string of length 0.7 m connects \(A\) to a particle \(B\) of mass 2 kg . The string passes over a smooth pulley which is fixed to the edge of the table and \(B\) hangs vertically 0.4 m below the pulley. When the system is released from rest,
  1. show that the magnitude of the force exerted on the pulley is \(\frac { 10 \sqrt { 2 } } { 7 } \mathrm {~g} \mathrm {~N}\),
  2. find the speed with which \(A\) hits the pulley. When \(A\) hits the pulley, the string breaks and \(B\) subsequently falls freely under gravity.
  3. Find the speed with which \(B\) hits the ground.