CAIE M2 2011 November — Question 5

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2011
SessionNovember
TopicCircular Motion 1

5
\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{a093cbad-3ba0-45ce-a617-d4ecc8cb1ec9-3_927_1022_689_559} One end of a light inextensible string of length 1.2 m is attached to a fixed point \(O\) on a smooth horizontal surface. Particles \(P , Q\) and \(R\) are attached to the string so that \(O P = P Q = Q R = 0.4 \mathrm {~m}\). The particles rotate in horizontal circles about \(O\) with constant angular speed \(\omega \operatorname { rads } ^ { - 1 }\) and with \(O , P\), \(Q\) and \(R\) in a straight line (see diagram). \(R\) has mass 0.2 kg , and the tensions in the parts of the string attached to \(Q\) are 6 N and 10 N .
  1. Show that \(\omega = 5\).
  2. Calculate the mass of \(Q\).
  3. Given that the kinetic energy of \(P\) is equal to the kinetic energy of \(R\), calculate the tension in the part of the string attached to \(O\).