CAIE M2 2015 June — Question 4

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2015
SessionJune
TopicCircular Motion 2

4 One end of a light inextensible string of length 0.5 m is attached to a fixed point \(A\). The other end of the string is attached to a particle \(P\) of weight 6 N . Another light inextensible string of length 0.5 m connects \(P\) to a fixed point \(B\) which is 0.8 m vertically below \(A\). The particle \(P\) moves with constant speed in a horizontal circle with centre at the mid-point of \(A B\). Both strings are taut.
  1. Calculate the speed of \(P\) when the tension in the string \(B P\) is 2 N .
  2. Show that the angular speed of \(P\) must exceed \(5 \mathrm { rad } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\).