CAIE M2 2015 June — Question 1

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2015
SessionJune
TopicMoments

1 A uniform semicircular lamina has diameter \(A B\) of length 0.8 m .
  1. Find the distance of the centre of mass of the lamina from \(A B\). The lamina rests in a vertical plane, with the point \(B\) of the lamina in contact with a rough horizontal surface and with \(A\) vertically above \(B\). Equilibrium is maintained by a force of magnitude 6 N in the plane of the lamina, applied to the lamina at \(A\) and acting at an angle of \(20 ^ { \circ }\) below the horizontal.
  2. Calculate the mass of the lamina.