Mark Scheme (Results) June 2011

GCE Mechanics M3 (6679) Paper 1

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June 2011 Mechanics M3 6679 Mark Scheme

Question Number Scheme Marks

1. (a) P 0.5 kg O
x

0.375x 2
M1 M1 A1

0.5v

dv = 0.375 x 2 dx

1 2 v = 0.25 x3 + c 2

t = 0, v = 2, x = 8 1 2 2 = 0.25 83 + c 2 c = 130 1 v 2 = x3 + 260 * 2

(b)

A1 (4) M1 A1 (2) 6

v = 5 x = 520 50 x = 7.77
3

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2.

V = ( 9 x 2 ) dx = ( 81 18 x 2 + x 4 ) dx
3 2 3 0 0

M1 OR: M1 A1

x5 648 = 81x 6 x 3 + = 5 0 5

( 9 x 2 ) x dx
2

( 81x 18 x 3 + x 5 ) dx
3 0

3 3 = (9 x2 )

6 9 1 81 = 32 34 + 36 2 6 2 243 = 2 243 15 x= 2 = ( accept 0.94 ) 648 16 5

3 0 + (9)

9 1 81 = x2 x4 + x6 2 6 0 2

M1 A1

M1 243 2

A1

M1 A1 (9) 9

3. (a)

Mass ratio

( 3l ) 5l
2

Dist. from O Moments equation: 5 9 5 l 4 l = 9x 2 8 8 x= l 9

5 5 l 2

2 3 ( 3l ) 2 3 4 3 3l 8

81 l 3

B1 B1

M1 A1 ft A1 (5)

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Scheme

Marks

(b)

8 37 GX = 5l l = l 9 9 3l 27 tan = = 37 l 37 9 = 36.1 accept 36 , 0.63 or 0.630 rad or better

B1ft

M1 A1 ft A1 (4) 9

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4. (a)

A 4a
TA

C 3a

3a
TB

P mg

B 4 3 cos = or sin = 5 5 R ( vert ) TB cos 45 + mg = TA cos

1 4 TB + mg = TA 5 2 TA sin + TB cos 45 = m 3a 2
3 1 TA + TB = 3ma 2 5 2 3 4 TA mg = 3ma 2 Ta 5 5

B1 M1 A1

R ( horiz )

M1 A1=A1

M1

(b)

7 TA = 3ma 2 + mg 5 5 TA = m ( 3a 2 + g ) 7 4 Tb = 2 Ta mg 5 4 = 2 m ( 3a 2 + g ) mg 7 3 2 m ( 4a 2 g ) oe = 7

A1 M1

(8)

A1 (2)

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(c)

g g 2 4a 1 g * 2 a (Allow strict inequalities in (c).)

Tb

0 4a 2

M1

A1 (2)
12

5. (a)

7l 6

R A T mg F

T=

3mg 1 1 l = mg l 6 2 R ( ) F = T =

B1 1 mg 2 M1

R ( ) R = mg

F
1 mg 2

R
mg
1 2 *

M1 A1 (4)

(b)

1 3mg 1 3mgl E.P.E. lost = l = 2 l 2 8 1 l Work done by friction = mg 2 2 3mgl 1 2 1 l = mv + mg 8 2 2 2 gl v2 = 4 1 v= gl 2

B1 B1 M1 A1ft

A1

(5)
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Scheme

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(c)

3mgl 1 = mgx 8 2 3l x= 4

M1 A1 ft A1 (3)

12

6.

(a)

Energy to B: 2 1 1 m 3 ag mV 2 = mag 2 2 2 9ag V = 2ag V 2 = 7 ag

M1 A1

NL2 along radius at B: V2 TB + mg = m a TB + mg = 7 mg TB = 6mg TB > 0 particle reaches B

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M1 A1 M1 A1 (6)

Question Number

Scheme

Marks

(b)

Energy to C: 1 1 mU 2 m 3 ag 2 2 U 2 = 2ag + 9ag

= mag

M1

U = 11ga

A1 (2)

(c)

5 11ag 12 Energy from C to rest:

1 5 11ag = mga (1 cos ) m 2 12 25 11ag = 2 ga (1 cos ) 144
2

M1 A1

1 25 11 cos = 2 2 144 = 87.4... = 87 (or 1.5 rad) or better

M1 A1 (4) 12

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7.
x

x
B

Ta
1m O

Tb x

(1 x)

(a)

Total extn. = 0.6 ext 2 ( 0.3 x ) 2 Tb = = = ( 3 10 x ) l 0.7 7 Ta = 2 ( x + 0.3) 0.7

M1 A1 (2)

(b)

2 = (10 x + 3) 7

B1 (1)

(c)

Tb Ta = 0.5 x 2 2 ( 3 10 x ) (10 x + 3) = 0.5 x 7 7 20 x 2 = 0.5 x 7 40 x= x 7 0.5 ( S.H.M.)

M1 A1 ft

M1 A1

Period =

= 2

7 0.5 7 = 2 40 80

M1 A1 (6)

(d)

vmax = a = 0.2

80 o.e. or a.w.r.t. 0.68 m s1 7

M1 A1 (2)

(e)

80 x = a cos t = 0.2 cos 7 t 80 0.1 x = 0.1 = cos 7 t 0.2

M1 A1

t=

7 cos 1 ( 0.5 ) 80

t=

7 2 = 80 3 3

7 o.e. (accept a.w.r.t. 0.62) s 20

M1 A1 (4) 15

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