OCR M2 2006 June — Question 6

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2006
SessionJune
TopicCircular Motion 1

  1. Calculate the tension in the string and hence find the angular speed of \(Q\). \begin{figure}[h]
    \includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{d6d87705-be4b-407d-b699-69fb441d88a7-4_489_1358_1286_392} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 2}
    \end{figure} The particle \(Q\) on the plane is now fixed to a point 0.2 m from the hole at \(A\) and the particle \(P\) rotates in a horizontal circle of radius 0.2 m (see Fig. 2).
  2. Calculate the tension in the string.
  3. Calculate the speed of \(P\).