CAIE M2 2015 November — Question 4

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2015
SessionNovember
TopicCircular Motion 1

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\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{727412ec-d783-4392-8b84-e7d5435a3f4e-2_387_613_1073_767} A particle \(P\) of mass 0.4 kg moves with constant speed in a horizontal circle on the smooth inner surface of a fixed hollow hemisphere with centre \(O\) and radius 0.5 m (see diagram).
  1. Given that the speed of the particle is \(4 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) and its angular speed is \(10 \mathrm { rad } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\), calculate the angle between \(O P\) and the vertical.
  2. Given instead that the magnitude of the force exerted on \(P\) by the hemisphere is 6 N , calculate
    (a) the angle between \(O P\) and the vertical,
    (b) the angular speed of \(P\).