| Exam Board | AQA |
| Module | Further Paper 3 Mechanics (Further Paper 3 Mechanics) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Session | June |
| Topic | Centre of Mass 1 |
3 A uniform disc has mass 6 kg and diameter 8 cm
A uniform rectangular lamina, \(A B C D\), has mass 4 kg , width 8 cm and length 20 cm
The disc is fixed to the lamina to form a composite body as shown in the diagram below.
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The sides \(A B , A D\) and \(C D\) are tangents to the disc.
Calculate the distance of the centre of mass of the composite body from \(A D\)
Circle your answer.
4 cm
5.6 cm
6.4 cm
8.8 cm