M2 June 2016 Q4

EdexcelOld spec9 marksCentres of Mass

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Figure 1: quarter disc OBC of radius 4 m with D on OC and A on OB 3 m from O; region ABCD shaded
Figure 1

The uniform lamina \(OBC\) is one quarter of a circular disc with centre \(O\) and radius 4 m. The points \(A\) and \(D\), on \(OB\) and \(OC\) respectively, are 3 m from \(O\). The uniform lamina \(ABCD\), shown shaded in Figure 1, is formed by removing the triangle \(OAD\) from \(OBC\).

Given that the centre of mass of one quarter of a uniform circular disc of radius \(r\) is at a distance \(\dfrac{4\sqrt{2}}{3\pi}r\) from the centre of the disc,

(a) find the distance of the centre of mass of the lamina \(ABCD\) from \(AD\). (5)

The lamina is freely suspended from \(D\) and hangs in equilibrium.

(b) Find, to the nearest degree, the angle between \(DC\) and the downward vertical. (4)