CAIE M1 2021 March — Question 3

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2021
SessionMarch
TopicNewton's laws and connected particles

3
\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{a96ca3b4-6d35-4512-a0a1-3f28443fd051-05_518_616_255_767} A particle \(Q\) of mass 0.2 kg is held in equilibrium by two light inextensible strings \(P Q\) and \(Q R . P\) is a fixed point on a vertical wall and \(R\) is a fixed point on a horizontal floor. The angles which strings \(P Q\) and \(Q R\) make with the horizontal are \(60 ^ { \circ }\) and \(30 ^ { \circ }\) respectively (see diagram). Find the tensions in the two strings.