OCR M2 2014 June — Question 2

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2014
SessionJune
TopicMoments

2 A uniform solid cylinder of height 12 cm and radius \(r \mathrm {~cm}\) is in equilibrium on a rough inclined plane with one of its circular faces in contact with the plane.
  1. The cylinder is on the point of toppling when the angle of inclination of the plane to the horizontal is \(21 ^ { \circ }\). Find \(r\). The cylinder is now placed on a different inclined plane with one of its circular faces in contact with the plane. This plane is also inclined at \(21 ^ { \circ }\) to the horizontal. The coefficient of friction between this plane and the cylinder is \(\mu\).
  2. The cylinder slides down this plane but does not topple. Find an inequality for \(\mu\).