Edexcel M5 2011 June — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM5 (Mechanics 5)
Year2011
SessionJune
TopicMoments

5. A uniform rod \(P Q\), of mass \(m\) and length \(2 a\), is made to rotate in a vertical plane with constant angular speed \(\sqrt { } \left( \frac { g } { a } \right)\) about a fixed smooth horizontal axis through the end \(P\) of the rod. Show that, when the rod is inclined at an angle \(\theta\) to the downward vertical, the magnitude of the force exerted on the axis by the rod is \(2 m g \left| \cos \left( \frac { 1 } { 2 } \theta \right) \right|\).