CAIE Further Paper 3 2021 June — Question 2

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFurther Paper 3 (Further Paper 3)
Year2021
SessionJune
TopicCircular Motion 2

2 A hollow hemispherical bowl of radius \(a\) has a smooth inner surface and is fixed with its axis vertical. A particle \(P\) of mass \(m\) moves in horizontal circles on the inner surface of the bowl, at a height \(x\) above the lowest point of the bowl. The speed of \(P\) is \(\sqrt { \frac { 8 } { 3 } } \mathrm { ga }\). Find \(x\) in terms of \(a\).