OCR MEI M1 2008 June — Question 7

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2008
SessionJune
TopicNewton's laws and connected particles

  1. What information in the question indicates that the tension in the string section CB is also 60 N ?
  2. Show that the string sections AC and CB are equally inclined to the horizontal (so that \(\alpha = \beta\) in Fig. 7.1).
  3. Calculate the angle of the string sections AC and CB to the horizontal. In a different situation the same box is supported by two separate light strings, PC and QC, that are tied to the box at C . There is also a horizontal force of 10 N acting at C . This force and the angles between these strings and the horizontal are shown in Fig. 7.2. The box is in equilibrium. \begin{figure}[h]
    \includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{170edb27-324e-44df-8dc1-7d8fbad680fe-4_323_503_1649_822} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 7.2}
    \end{figure}
  4. Calculate the tensions in the two strings.