Edexcel M3 — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM3 (Mechanics 3)
TopicCircular Motion 1

3. A coin of mass 5 grams is placed on a vinyl disc rotating on a record player. The distance between the centre of the coin and the centre of the disc is 0.1 m and the coefficient of friction between the coin and the disc is \(\mu\). The disc rotates at 45 revolutions per minute around a vertical axis at its centre and the coin moves with it and does not slide. By modelling the coin as a particle and giving your answers correct to an appropriate degree of accuracy, find
  1. the speed of the coin,
  2. the horizontal and vertical components of the force exerted on the coin by the disc. Given that the coin is on the point of moving,
  3. show that, correct to 2 significant figures, \(\mu = 0.23\).