CAIE M2 2011 June — Question 5

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2011
SessionJune
TopicCircular Motion 1

5 One end of a light elastic string of natural length 0.3 m and modulus of elasticity 6 N is attached to a fixed point \(O\) on a smooth horizontal plane. The other end of the string is attached to a particle \(P\) of mass 0.2 kg , which moves on the plane in a circular path with centre \(O\). The angular speed of \(P\) is \(\omega \mathrm { rad } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\).
  1. For the case \(\omega = 5\), calculate the extension of the string.
  2. Express the extension of the string in terms of \(\omega\), and hence find the set of possible value of \(\omega\).