OCR FM1 AS 2017 December — Question 3

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleFM1 AS (Further Mechanics 1 AS)
Year2017
SessionDecember
TopicCircular Motion 2

3
\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{a1a43547-0a68-4346-884a-0c6d9302cf24-2_473_298_1037_884} A particle \(P\) of mass 1.5 kg is attached to one end of a light inextensible string of length 2.4 m . The other end of the string is attached to a fixed point \(O\). The particle is initially at rest directly below \(O\). A horizontal impulse of magnitude 9.3 Ns is applied to \(P\). In the subsequent motion the string remains taut and makes an angle of \(\theta\) radians with the downwards vertical at \(O\), as shown in the diagram.
  1. Find the speed of \(P\) when \(\theta = \frac { 1 } { 6 } \pi\).
  2. Determine whether \(P\) will reach the same horizontal level as \(O\).