CAIE M1 2020 November — Question 3

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2020
SessionNovember
TopicNewton's laws and connected particles

3
\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{fcc3d739-5c36-48ad-9c34-f69b28a06dba-05_446_851_260_646} A block of mass \(m \mathrm {~kg}\) is held in equilibrium below a horizontal ceiling by two strings, as shown in the diagram. One of the strings is inclined at \(45 ^ { \circ }\) to the horizontal and the tension in this string is \(T \mathrm {~N}\). The other string is inclined at \(60 ^ { \circ }\) to the horizontal and the tension in this string is 20 N . Find \(T\) and \(m\).