SCLC Exam practice Mathematics International Advanced Subsidiary/ Advanced Level Mechanics 3 Time: 1 hour 30 minutes You must have: Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables, Calculator Answer ALL questions 1A particle P of mass 1.5kg is moving along the x-axis in the positive direction. At time = 0, P passes through the origin with speed 8ms“!, and at time ¢ seconds the resultant force acting on P is 4xN, acting in the negative x direction a Find »? in terms of x. © b How far does P travel before stopping? 2 2. Figure I shows a sketch of the region R bounded by the y curve with equation y = cos x, the line xef the x-axis and the y-axis. A uniform solid Sis formed by rotating the region R through 2r radians about the x-axis, Show that the volume of Sis ¥(x +2). @ b Find, in terms of =, the distance of the centre of mass R of S from 0. a 3. A particle P of mass mis above the Earth’s surface at a dist x from the centre of the Earth, the Earth is modelled as a sphere of radius R and exerts a gravitational force on P which is ° mae inversely proportional to x2, Figure | a Show that the magnitude of the gravitational force on . mgR? Pis— 3 A particle is fired vertically upwards with speed 2U from a point which is at a height 4.® above the surface of the Earth 2 (gk +6U))R gk - 302) o b Show that the greatest height achieved above the Earth’s surface is 4A particle P of mass mr is attached to one end of a light elastic string of natural length a and modulus of elasticity 2mg. The other end of the string is attached to a fixed point 4 The string is initially resting in equilibrium with P hanging vertically below A. The partic!Waa is then pulled by a horizontal force of magnitude Sng so that the particle is now resting in equilibrium with the string making an angle # with the downward vertical. The force is acting in the same vertical plane as the string Find the extension in the string. o Figure 2 shows a particle P, of mass m, attached to the ends of two light inextensible strings AP and BP. The point A isa distance 10a vertically above B, and the two strings are taut and. perpendicular to each other, with string 4P longer than string BP. Particle P is performing horizontal circles with angular speed Given that the tension in AP is twice the tension in BP, find the value of w. 0) A light rod AB of length 3. has a particle P of mass 2m attached to B. The rod can rotate in a vertical plane about a smooth horizontal axis through A. The system is resting in equilibrium with P vertically below A. P is then projected horizontally with speed u. a Prove that in order for P to describe a complete vertical circle, @) Sea, find i. the angle turned through when the speed of P is ga ii the height of P above its starting point, giving your answer in the form ka, where k is to be given to 3 significant figures. © A particle P of mass 2kg is attached to one end of a light elastic string, of natural length 1.2m and modulus of elasticity 49'N. The other end of the string is attached to a fixed point 4 on a ceiling. The particle rests in equilibrium at the point E, below the point A with the string taut. a Find the extension in the string. . 4 ‘The particle is projected downwards from its equilibrium position with speed 3 =ms~!. b Show that P moves with simple harmonic motion and determine the period of the motion inthe form 2/2, where a and bare integers to be determined. © ‘¢ How far does P travel before first coming t Find the time taken for the particle to reach 0.1 m above the level of E for the first time. @ stantaneous rest. i) ‘TOTAL FOR PAPER: 75 MARKS, ey