9709 Question Paper Summer
9709 Question Paper Summer
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MATHEMATICS 9709/53
Paper 5 Mechanics 2 (M2) May/June 2019
1 hour 15 minutes
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0.8 m
0.15 m
O P
v m s−1
A particle P of mass 0.3 kg is attached to a fixed point A by a light inextensible string of length 0.8 m.
The fixed point O is 0.15 m vertically below A. The particle P moves with constant speed v m s−1 in a
horizontal circle with centre O (see diagram).
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2 A particle is projected with speed V m s−1 at an angle of 1Å above the horizontal. At the instant 4 s after
projection the speed of the particle is 16 m s−1 and its direction of motion is 30Å above the horizontal.
Find V and 1. [5]
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0.2 m
A
0.2 m
0.7 m
The diagram shows the cross-section through the centre of mass of a uniform solid object. The object
is a cylinder of radius 0.2 m and length 0.7 m, from which a hemisphere of radius 0.2 m has been
removed at one end. The point A is the centre of the plane face at the other end of the object. Find the
distance of the centre of mass of the object from A. [5]
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4 A small ball is projected with speed 25 m s−1 at an angle of 30Å above the horizontal from a point O
on horizontal ground. At time t s after projection the horizontal and vertically upwards displacements
of the ball from O are x m and y m respectively.
(i) Express x and y in terms of t and hence find the equation of the trajectory of the ball. [4]
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(ii) Find x for the position of the ball when its path makes an angle of 15Å below the horizontal. [4]
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5 A particle P of mass 0.4 kg is attached to one end of a light elastic string of natural length 0.5 m and
modulus of elasticity 6 N. The other end of the string is attached to a fixed point O. The particle P is
released from rest at the point 0.5 + x m vertically below O. The particle P comes to instantaneous
rest at O.
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A
0.3 m
B C
0.6 m
ABC is a uniform lamina in the form of a triangle with AB = 0.3 m, BC = 0.6 m and a right angle at
B (see diagram).
(i) State the distances of the centre of mass of the lamina from AB and from BC. [2]
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A force of magnitude 12 N is applied along the edge AC of the lamina in the direction from A
towards C. The lamina, still suspended at B, is now in equilibrium with AB vertical.
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7 A particle P of mass 0.5 kg is attached to a fixed point O by a light elastic string of natural length
1 m and modulus of elasticity 16 N. The particle P is projected vertically upwards from O with speed
6 m s−1 . A resisting force of magnitude 0.1x2 N acts on P when P has displacement x m above O.
After projection the upwards velocity of P is v m s−1 .
dv
(i) Show that, before the string becomes taut, v = −10 − 0.2x2 . [2]
dx
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(ii) Find the velocity of P at the instant the string becomes taut. [4]
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(iii) Find an expression for the acceleration of P while it is moving upwards after the string becomes
taut. [2]
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(iv) Verify that P comes to instantaneous rest before the extension of the string is 0.5 m. [4]
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