CAIE M2 2004 November — Question 5

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2004
SessionNovember
TopicWork, energy and Power 2

5 One end of a light elastic string of natural length 0.4 m and modulus of elasticity 16 N is attached to a fixed point \(O\) of a horizontal table. A particle \(P\) of mass 0.8 kg is attached to the other end of the string. The particle \(P\) is released from rest on the table, at a point which is 0.5 m from \(O\). The coefficient of friction between the particle and the table is 0.2 . By considering work and energy, find the speed of \(P\) at the instant the string becomes slack.