OCR MEI Further Mechanics A AS Specimen — Question 2

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleFurther Mechanics A AS (Further Mechanics A AS)
SessionSpecimen
TopicMoments

2 A triangular lamina, ABC , is cut from a piece of thin uniform plane sheet metal. The dimensions of ABC are shown in Fig. 2. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{be1851d6-af11-40e1-8a36-5938ee7864d4-2_410_572_689_792} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 2}
\end{figure} This piece of metal is freely suspended from a string attached to C and hangs in equilibrium. Calculate the angle of BC with the downward vertical, giving your answer in degrees.