Vertical circle with peg/obstacle

A question is this type if and only if during vertical circular motion the string encounters a fixed peg or obstacle that changes the center of rotation.

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Edexcel M3 2020 June Q7
17 marks Challenging +1.2
7. \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} A particle of mass \(m\) is attached to one end of a light inextensible string of length 8a. The other end of the string is fixed to the point \(O\) on the smooth horizontal surface of a desk. The point \(E\) is on the edge of the desk, where \(O E = 5 a\) and \(O E\) is perpendicular to the edge of the desk. The particle is held at the point \(A\), vertically above \(O\), with the string taut. The particle is projected horizontally from \(A\) with speed \(\sqrt { 8 a g }\) in the direction \(O E\), as shown in Figure 5. When the particle is above the level of \(O E\) the particle is moving in a vertical circle with radius \(8 a\). Given that, when the string makes an angle \(\theta\) with the upward vertical through \(O\), the tension in the string is \(T\),
  1. show that \(T = 3 m g ( 1 - \cos \theta )\) At the instant when the string is horizontal, the particle passes through the point \(B\).
  2. Find the instantaneous change in the tension in the string as the particle passes through \(B\). The particle hits the vertical side \(E F\) of the desk and rebounds. As a result of the impact, the particle loses one third of the kinetic energy it had immediately before the impact. In the subsequent motion the string becomes slack when it makes an angle \(\alpha\) with the upward vertical through \(O\).
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Edexcel M3 2006 June Q7
13 marks Challenging +1.2
7. One end of a light inextensible string of length \(l\) is attached to a particle \(P\) of mass \(m\). The other end is attached to a fixed point \(A\). The particle is hanging freely at rest with the string vertical when it is projected horizontally with speed \(\sqrt { \frac { 5 g l } { 2 } }\).
  1. Find the speed of \(P\) when the string is horizontal. When the string is horizontal it comes into contact with a small smooth fixed peg which is at the point \(B\), where \(A B\) is horizontal, and \(A B < l\). Given that the particle then describes a complete semicircle with centre \(B\),
  2. find the least possible value of the length \(A B\).
Edexcel M3 2011 June Q6
12 marks Standard +0.8
6. \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} A particle \(P\) is attached to one end of a light inextensible string of length \(a\). The other end of the string is attached to a fixed point \(O\). The particle is held at the point \(A\), where \(O A = a\) and \(O A\) is horizontal. The point \(B\) is vertically above \(O\) and the point \(C\) is vertically below \(O\), with \(O B = O C = a\), as shown in Figure 5. The particle is projected vertically upwards with speed \(3 \sqrt { } ( a g )\).
  1. Show that \(P\) will pass through \(B\).
  2. Find the speed of \(P\) as it reaches \(C\). As \(P\) passes through \(C\) it receives an impulse. Immediately after this, the speed of \(P\) is \(\frac { 5 } { 12 } \sqrt { } ( 11 a g )\) and the direction of motion of \(P\) is unchanged.
  3. Find the angle between the string and the downward vertical when \(P\) comes to instantaneous rest.
CAIE FP2 2011 June Q4
12 marks Challenging +1.8
4 A particle \(P\) of mass \(m\) is suspended from a fixed point \(O\) by a light inextensible string of length \(a\). When hanging at rest under gravity, \(P\) is given a horizontal velocity of magnitude \(\sqrt { } ( 3 a g )\) and subsequently moves freely in a vertical circle. Show that the tension \(T\) in the string when \(O P\) makes an angle \(\theta\) with the downward vertical is given by $$T = m g ( 1 + 3 \cos \theta )$$ When the string is horizontal, it comes into contact with a small smooth peg \(Q\) which is at the same horizontal level as \(O\) and at a distance \(x\) from \(O\), where \(x < a\). Given that \(P\) completes a vertical circle about \(Q\), find the least possible value of \(x\).
CAIE FP2 2017 June Q5
12 marks Challenging +1.8
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\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{c437c752-5518-4185-b02f-74206dc4b13c-10_445_735_264_696} A particle of mass \(m\) is attached to one end of a light inextensible string of length \(a\). The other end of the string is attached to a fixed point \(O\). The point \(A\) is such that \(O A = a\) and \(O A\) makes an angle \(\alpha\) with the upward vertical through \(O\). The particle is held at \(A\) and then projected downwards with speed \(\sqrt { } ( a g )\) so that it begins to move in a vertical circle with centre \(O\). There is a small smooth peg at the point \(B\) which is at the same horizontal level as \(O\) and at a distance \(\frac { 1 } { 3 } a\) from \(O\) on the opposite side of \(O\) to \(A\) (see diagram).
  1. Show that, when the string first makes contact with the peg, the speed of the particle is \(\sqrt { } ( \operatorname { ag } ( 1 + 2 \cos \alpha ) )\).
    The particle now begins to move in a vertical circle with centre \(B\). When the particle is at the point \(C\) where angle \(C B O = 150 ^ { \circ }\), the tension in the string is the same as it was when the particle was at the point \(A\).
  2. Find the value of \(\cos \alpha\).
CAIE FP2 2012 November Q3
9 marks Challenging +1.8
3 A particle \(P\) of mass \(m\) is attached to one end of a light inextensible string of length \(a\). The other end of the string is attached to a fixed point \(O\). The particle is held with the string taut and horizontal and is then released. When the string is vertical, it comes into contact with a small smooth peg \(A\) which is vertically below \(O\) and at a distance \(x ( < a )\) from \(O\). In the subsequent motion, when \(A P\) makes an angle \(\theta\) with the downward vertical, the tension in the string is \(T\). Show that $$T = m g \left( 3 \cos \theta + \frac { 2 x } { a - x } \right)$$ Given that \(P\) completes a vertical circle about \(A\), find the least possible value of \(\frac { x } { a }\).
Edexcel M3 Q1
7 marks Standard +0.8
  1. One end of a light inextensible string of length \(2 r \mathrm {~m}\) is attached to a fixed point \(O\). A particle of mass \(m \mathrm {~kg}\) is attached to the other end \(Q\) of the string, so that it can move in a vertical plane. The string is held taut and horizontal and the particle is projected vertically downwards with a speed \(\sqrt { } ( g r ) \mathrm { ms } ^ { - 1 }\). When the string is vertical it begins to wrap round a small, smooth peg \(X\) at a distance \(r \mathrm {~m}\) vertically below \(O\). The particle continues to move.
    1. Find the speed of the particle when it reaches \(O\), in terms of \(g\) and \(r\).
    2. Show that, when \(Q X\) is horizontal, the tension in the string is 3 mgN .
    3. A particle moving along the \(x\)-axis describes simple harmonic motion about the origin \(O\). The period of its motion is \(\frac { \pi } { 2 }\) seconds. When it is at a distance 1 m from \(O\), its speed is \(3 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\). Calculate
    4. the amplitude of its motion,
    5. the maximum acceleration of the particle,
    6. the least time that it takes to move from \(O\) to a point 0.25 m from \(O\).
    7. A particle \(P\) of mass \(m \mathrm {~kg}\) is attached to the mid-point of a light elastic string of natural length \(8 l \mathrm {~m}\) and modulus of elasticity \(\lambda \mathrm { N }\). The two ends of the string are attached to fixed points \(A\) and \(B\) on the same horizontal level, where \(A B = 81 \mathrm {~m} . P\) is released from rest at the mid-point of \(A B\).
    8. If \(P\) comes to instantaneous rest at a depth \(3 / \mathrm { m }\) below \(A B\), find an expression for \(\lambda\) in terms of \(m\) and \(g\).
    9. Using this value of \(\lambda\), show that the speed \(v \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\) of \(P\) when it passes through the point \(2 l \mathrm {~m}\) below \(A B\) is given by \(v ^ { 2 } = 4 ( 24 \sqrt { 5 } - 53 ) g l\).
    10. A particle \(P\) of mass 0.8 kg moves along a straight line \(O L\) and is acted on by a resistive force of magnitude \(R \mathrm {~N}\) directed towards the fixed point \(O\). When the displacement of \(P\) from \(O\) is \(x \mathrm {~m} , R = \frac { 0 \cdot 8 x v ^ { 2 } } { 1 + x ^ { 2 } }\), where \(v \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\) is the speed of \(P\) at that instant.
    11. Write down a differential equation for the motion of \(P\).
    Given that \(v = 2\) when \(x = 0\),
  2. find the speed with which \(P\) passes through the point \(A\), where \(O A = 1 \mathrm {~m}\). \section*{MECHANICS 3 (A) TEST PAPER 3 Page 2}
OCR FM1 AS 2018 March Q6
9 marks Hard +2.3
6 A fairground game involves a player kicking a ball, \(B\), from rest so as to project it with a horizontal velocity of magnitude \(u \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\). The ball is attached to one end of a light rod of length \(l \mathrm {~m}\). The other end of the rod is smoothly hinged at a fixed point \(O\) so that \(B\) can only move in the vertical plane which contains \(O\), a fixed barrier and a bell which is fixed \(l \mathrm {~m}\) vertically above \(O\). Initially \(B\) is vertically below \(O\). The barrier is positioned so that when \(B\) collides directly with the barrier, \(O B\) makes an angle \(\theta\) with the downwards vertical through \(O\) (see diagram).
\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{bf86ac88-0fd1-4d49-a705-9b8d06fbac2a-4_643_659_584_724} The coefficient of restitution between \(B\) and the barrier is \(e . B\) rebounds from the barrier, passes through its original position and continues on a circular path towards the bell. The bell will only ring if the ball strikes it with a speed of at least \(V \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\). The player wins the game if the player causes the bell to ring having kicked \(B\) so that it first collides with the barrier. You may assume that \(B\) and the bell are small and that the barrier has negligible thickness. Show that, whatever the position of the barrier, the player cannot win the game if \(u ^ { 2 } < 4 g l + \frac { V ^ { 2 } } { e ^ { 2 } }\). \section*{END OF QUESTION PAPER}
AQA Further Paper 3 Mechanics 2021 June Q6
4 marks Challenging +1.2
6 A ball of mass \(m \mathrm {~kg}\) is held at rest at a height \(h\) metres above a horizontal surface. The ball is released and bounces on the surface.
The coefficient of restitution between the ball and the surface is \(e\)
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\(7 \quad\) A light string has length 1.5 metres. A small sphere is attached to one end of the string.
The other end of the string is attached to a fixed point \(O\)
A thin horizontal bar is positioned 0.9 metres directly below \(O\)
The bar is perpendicular to the plane in which the sphere moves.
The sphere is released from rest with the string taut and at an angle \(\alpha\) to the downward vertical through \(O\) The string becomes slack when the angle between the two sections of the string is \(60 ^ { \circ }\) Ben draws the diagram below to show the initial position of the sphere, the bar and the path of the sphere.
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AQA Further Paper 3 Mechanics 2021 June Q7
9 marks Standard +0.8
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  1. State two reasons why Ben's diagram is not a good representation of the situation. Reason 1 \(\_\_\_\_\)
    Reason 2 \(\_\_\_\_\)
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  2. Using your answer to part (a), sketch an improved diagram.
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  3. \(\quad\) Find \(\alpha\), giving your answer to the nearest degree.
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