CAIE M2 2018 November — Question 2

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2018
SessionNovember
TopicCentre of Mass 1

2 A uniform solid object is made by attaching a cone to a cylinder so that the circumferences of the base of the cone and a plane face of the cylinder coincide. The cone and the cylinder each have radius 0.3 m and height 0.4 m .
  1. Calculate the distance of the centre of mass of the object from the vertex of the cone.
    [0pt] [The volume of a cone is \(\frac { 1 } { 3 } \pi r ^ { 2 } h\).]
    The object has weight \(W \mathrm {~N}\) and is placed with its plane circular face on a rough horizontal surface. A force of magnitude \(k W \mathrm {~N}\) acting at \(30 ^ { \circ }\) to the upward vertical is applied to the vertex of the cone. The object does not slip.
  2. Find the greatest possible value of \(k\) for which the object does not topple.