A2 June 2019 Q5

EdexcelCurrent spec11 marksCentres of Mass

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Figure 4: the region R between the curve y^2 = 2x, the line y = 2 and the y-axis is shaded
Figure 4

The region \(R\), shown shaded in Figure 4, is bounded by part of the curve with equation \(y^2 = 2x\), the line with equation \(y = 2\) and the \(y\)-axis. The unit of length on both axes is one centimetre. A uniform solid, \(S\), is formed by rotating \(R\) through 360° about the \(y\)-axis.

Given that the volume of \(S\) is \(\dfrac{8}{5}\pi\ \text{cm}^3\),

(a) show that the centre of mass of \(S\) is \(\dfrac{1}{3}\) cm from its plane face. (4)

A uniform solid cylinder, \(C\), has base radius 2 cm and height 4 cm. The cylinder \(C\) is attached to \(S\) so that the plane face of \(S\) coincides with a plane face of \(C\), to form the paperweight \(P\), shown in Figure 5. The density of the material used to make \(S\) is three times the density of the material used to make \(C\).

Figure 5: paperweight P: the cylinder C, 4 cm by 4 cm in cross-section, with the solid S on top, its point uppermost
Figure 5

The plane face of \(P\) rests in equilibrium on a desk lid that is inclined at an angle \(\theta^\circ\) to the horizontal. The lid is sufficiently rough to prevent \(P\) from slipping. Given that \(P\) is on the point of toppling,

(b) find the value of \(\theta\). (7)