OCR M2 2009 June — Question 4

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2009
SessionJune
TopicCentre of Mass 1

4 A light inextensible string of length 0.6 m has one end fixed to a point \(A\) on a smooth horizontal plane. The other end of the string is attached to a particle \(B\), of mass 0.4 kg , which rotates about \(A\) with constant angular speed \(2 \mathrm { rad } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\) on the surface of the plane.
  1. Calculate the tension in the string. A particle \(P\) of mass 0.1 kg is attached to the mid-point of the string. The line \(A P B\) is straight and rotation continues at \(2 \mathrm { rad } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\).
  2. Calculate the tension in the section of the string \(A P\).
  3. Calculate the total kinetic energy of the system.