CAIE M2 2002 June — Question 2

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2002
SessionJune
TopicMoments

2
\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{3e7472a8-df1e-45c4-81fb-e4397bddf5ad-2_316_1065_712_541} Two identical uniform heavy triangular prisms, each of base width 10 cm , are arranged as shown at the ends of a smooth horizontal shelf of length 1 m . Some books, each of width 5 cm , are placed on the shelf between the prisms.
  1. Find how far the base of a prism can project beyond an end of the shelf without the prism toppling.
  2. Find the greatest number of books that can be stored on the shelf without either of the prisms toppling.