OCR M2 2008 June — Question 5

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2008
SessionJune
TopicMoments

  1. Show that the distance from the ball to the centre of mass of the toy is 10.7 cm , correct to 1 decimal place.
  2. \begin{figure}[h]
    \includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{6ae57fe9-3b6f-46c2-95b8-d48903ed796b-3_312_1051_1509_587} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 2}
    \end{figure} The toy lies on horizontal ground in a position such that the ball is touching the ground (see Fig. 2). Determine whether the toy is lying in equilibrium or whether it will move to a position where the rod is vertical.