CAIE M2 2012 June — Question 2

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2012
SessionJune
TopicMoments

2 A uniform hemispherical shell of weight 8 N and a uniform solid hemisphere of weight 12 N are joined along their circumferences to form a non-uniform sphere of radius 0.2 m .
  1. Show that the distance between the centre of mass of the sphere and the centre of the sphere is 0.005 m . This sphere is placed on a horizontal surface with its axis of symmetry horizontal. The equilibrium of the sphere is maintained by a force of magnitude \(F \mathrm {~N}\) acting parallel to the axis of symmetry applied to the highest point of the sphere.
  2. Calculate \(F\).