CAIE FP2 2017 June — Question 4

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2017
SessionJune
TopicMoments of inertia

  1. Find the moment of inertia of this object about an axis \(l\), which is perpendicular to the plane of the object and through the centre of \(\operatorname { disc } A\).
    The object is free to rotate about the horizontal axis \(l\). It is released from rest in the position shown, with the centre of disc \(B\) vertically above the centre of disc \(A\).
  2. Write down the change in the vertical position of the centre of mass of the object when the centre of disc \(B\) is vertically below the centre of disc \(A\). Hence find the angular velocity of the object when the centre of disc \(B\) is vertically below the centre of disc \(A\).