Edexcel M3 — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM3 (Mechanics 3)
TopicWork, energy and Power 2

4. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{e0668f31-4b72-4dfd-9cf7-470acef0bfdb-3_316_536_1087_639} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 2}
\end{figure} A particle \(P\) of mass 2 kg is attached to one end of a light elastic string of natural length 1.5 m and modulus of elasticity \(\lambda\). The other end of the string is fixed to a point \(A\) on a rough plane inclined at an angle of \(30 ^ { \circ }\) to the horizontal as shown in Figure 2. The coefficient of friction between \(P\) and the plane is \(\frac { 1 } { 6 } \sqrt { 3 }\).
\(P\) is held at rest at \(A\) and then released. It first comes to instantaneous rest at the point \(B , 2.2 \mathrm {~m}\) from \(A\). For the motion of \(P\) from \(A\) to \(B\),
  1. show that the work done against friction is 10.78 J ,
  2. find the change in the gravitational potential energy of \(P\). By using the work-energy principle, or otherwise,
  3. find \(\lambda\).