OCR M4 2002 January — Question 4

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleM4 (Mechanics 4)
Year2002
SessionJanuary
TopicMoments

4 A uniform circular disc has mass \(m\), radius \(a\) and centre \(C\). The disc is free to rotate in a vertical plane about a fixed horizontal axis passing through a point \(A\) on the disc, where \(C A = \frac { 1 } { 3 } a\).
  1. Find the moment of inertia of the disc about this axis. The disc is released from rest with \(C A\) horizontal.
  2. Find the initial angular acceleration of the disc.
  3. State the direction of the force acting on the disc at \(A\) immediately after release, and find its magnitude.