January 2005

6678 Mechanics M2
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Question
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1. (a) M(A) W  4a  T  8a sin  M1 A1

Y T Using a value of sin  and solving M1
 T  56 W  cso A1 4
X
W (b)  X  T cos  M1 A1
= 23 W A1 3 7

2. (a) circle rectangle plate

Mass ratios 9 200; 200  9 B1; B1ft
Centres of mass 6 10 x B1

9  6   200  9  x  200 10 M1

x  10.7 (cm) cao A1 5

5
(b) tan   ft their x M1 A1ft
10.7
  25 cao A1 3 8
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Number

KE lost is 12  0.6   10  9    5.7 J 

2 2
3. (a) B1
PE lost is 0.6  9.8 12sin 30   35.28 J  B1
Total loss in energy is 41.0 (J) accept 41 M1 A1 4

(b) R  0.6  9.8  cos 30   5.09  B1

WE 40.98    0.6  9.8  cos 3012 ft their (a) M1 A1ft
  0.67 or 0.671 M1 A1 5 9

Alternative for (b)

92  102  19 
a      awrt 0.79 B1
2 12  24 
N2L mg sin 30   mg cos 30  m   19
24  ft their a M1 A1ft
  0.67 or 0.671 M1 A1 5

4. (a) r  6i   2t  3 j B1
F  0.4  6i  11j 0.4something obtained by M1
differentiation, with t = 4
F =   2.42  4.42  modulus of a vector M1
 5.0 accept more accurate answers A1 4

(b)    
r  3t 2  4t i  13 t 3  32 t 2 j   C M1
Using boundary values, r   3t 2  4t  3 i   13 t 3  23 t 2  4  j A1
t = 4, r  61i  49 13 j A1

OS   61  49
2 12
3   78 (m) accept more accurate answers M1 A1 5 9
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5. (a) 50 000  F  25  F  2000  or equivalent M1

 F  R  750 M1
R  1250  cso A1 3

(b) N2L 1500  2000  2500a ignore sign of a M1 A1

a  1.4  m s 2  cao A1 3

(c) Trailer: T  R  1500  1.4 or Car: T  1500  750  1000  1.4 M1

T  850  N  A1 2

(d) 252  2 1.4  s  s  223.2... M1

W  1500  s ft their s M1 A1ft
= 335 (kJ) accept 330 A1 4

(e) Resistances vary with speeds B1 1 13

6. 2u u (a) LM 6mu  2mu  3mx  2my M1 A1

NEL y  x  3eu B1
3m 2m Solving to y  15 u  9e  4   cso M1 A1 5

x y (b) Solving to x  25 u  2  3e  oe M1 A1
x  0  e  23 M1 A1
3 e  1
2
ft their e for glb A1ft 5

(c) 2m  15 u  9e  4   u   325 mu M1 A1
Solving to e  7
9 awrt 0.78 M1 A1 4 14
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7. (a)  u y  32  53   19.2  B1
20  19.2t  4.9t 2
1 each error M1 A2(1, 0)
t  4.8 or 4.77 (s) A1 5

(b)  u x  32  54   25.6  B1
d  25.6  4.77... M1
 120 or 122  m  A1 3

 v y  19.2  2  9.8  4 v y  447.04, v y  21.14 

2 2 2
(c) M1
V 2  447.04  25.62 M1 A1
V  33 or 33.2  m s 1  A1 4

21.14  25.6 
(d) tan    or cos   , ...  ft their components M1 A1ft
25.6  33.2 
or resultant
  40 or 39.6 A1 3 15

Alternative for (c)

2 m  V  32   mg  4
1 2 2
M1 A1
V 2  1102.4 M1
V  33 or 33.2  m s 1  A1 4

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