CAIE M1 2020 November — Question 8

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2020
SessionNovember
TopicPulley systems

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\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{fcc3d739-5c36-48ad-9c34-f69b28a06dba-14_388_1216_264_461} Two particles \(A\) and \(B\), of masses 0.3 kg and 0.5 kg respectively, are attached to the ends of a light inextensible string. The string passes over a fixed smooth pulley which is attached to a horizontal plane and to the top of an inclined plane. The particles are initially at rest with \(A\) on the horizontal plane and \(B\) on the inclined plane, which makes an angle of \(30 ^ { \circ }\) with the horizontal. The string is taut and \(B\) can move on a line of greatest slope of the inclined plane. A force of magnitude 3.5 N is applied to \(B\) acting down the plane (see diagram).
  1. Given that both planes are smooth, find the tension in the string and the acceleration of \(B\).
  2. It is given instead that the two planes are rough. When each particle has moved a distance of 0.6 m from rest, the total amount of work done against friction is 1.1 J . Use an energy method to find the speed of \(B\) when it has moved this distance down the plane. [You should assume that the string is sufficiently long so that \(A\) does not hit the pulley when it moves 0.6 m .]
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