SPS SPS FM Mechanics 2021 May — Question 2

Exam BoardSPS
ModuleSPS FM Mechanics (SPS FM Mechanics)
Year2021
SessionMay
TopicMoments

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\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{ba21d750-a058-43c7-b602-2bafe545b94a-06_662_540_376_742} A uniform solid right circular cone has base radius \(a\) and semi-vertical angle \(\alpha\), where \(\tan \alpha = \frac { 1 } { 3 }\). The cone is freely suspended by a string attached at a point A on the rim of its base, and hangs in equilibrium with its axis of symmetry making an angle of \(\theta ^ { 0 }\) with the upward vertical, as shown in the diagram above. Find, to one decimal place, the value of \(\theta\).
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