CAIE M2 2002 November — Question 5

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2002
SessionNovember
TopicWork, energy and Power 2

5 A light elastic string has natural length 2 m and modulus of elasticity 1.5 N . One end of the string is attached to a fixed point \(O\) of a smooth plane which is inclined at \(30 ^ { \circ }\) to the horizontal. The other end of the string is attached to a particle \(P\) of mass \(0.075 \mathrm {~kg} . P\) is released from rest at \(O\). Find
  1. the distance of \(P\) from \(O\) when \(P\) is at its lowest point,
  2. the acceleration with which \(P\) starts to move up the plane immediately after it has reached its lowest point.