| Exam Board | AQA |
| Module | M2 (Mechanics 2) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Session | June |
| Topic | Circular Motion 1 |
5 Tom is travelling on a train which is moving at a constant speed of \(15 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) on a horizontal track. Tom has placed his mobile phone on a rough horizontal table. The coefficient of friction between the phone and the table is 0.2 .
The train moves round a bend of constant radius. The phone does not slide as the train travels round the bend.
Model the phone as a particle moving round part of a circle, with centre \(O\) and radius \(r\) metres.
Find the least possible value of \(r\).