Edexcel M2 — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
TopicCentre of Mass 1

7. \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} Figure 3 shows a hotel 'key' consisting of a rectangle \(O A B D\), where \(O A = 8 \mathrm {~cm}\) and \(O D = 4 \mathrm {~cm}\), joined to a semicircle whose diameter \(B C\) is 4 cm long. The thickness of the key is negligible and the same material is used throughout. The key is modelled as a uniform lamina.
Using this model,
  1. find, correct to 3 significant figures, the distance of the centre of mass from
    1. OD ,
    2. \(O A\). A small circular hole of negligible diameter is made at the mid-point of \(B C\) so that the key can be hung on a smooth peg. When the key is freely suspended from the peg,
  2. find, correct to 3 significant figures, the acute angle made by \(O A\) with the vertical.