OCR MEI Further Mechanics B AS 2022 June — Question 1

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleFurther Mechanics B AS (Further Mechanics B AS)
Year2022
SessionJune
TopicCircular Motion 1

1 A small smooth ring of mass 0.5 kg is travelling round a smooth circular wire, with centre O and radius 0.8 m . The circle of wire is in a horizontal plane. The speed of the ring, \(v \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\), at time \(t \mathrm {~s}\) after passing through a point A on the wire is given by \(\mathrm { v } = 0.2 \mathrm { t } ^ { 2 } + 0.4 \mathrm { t } + 0.1\).
  1. Find the angular speed of the ring 5 seconds after it passes through A .
  2. Find the distance the ring travels along the wire in the first second after passing through A . At time \(T\) s after the ring passes through A the magnitude of the force exerted on the ring by the wire is 6.4 N . You may assume that any forces acting on the ring other than the force exerted on the ring by the wire and gravity can be ignored.
    1. Determine the value of \(T\).
    2. Hence find the tangential acceleration of the ring at this time.