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8. A bucket of mass m is held above a water well by a rope of negligible mass, as shown.

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The rope is wound around a cylinder of mass M and radius R. The moment of inertia of

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the cylinder about its axis is I = 12 MR 2 .

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horizontal
axis R
cylinder mass M

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bucket mass m
(not to scale)

The bucket is released from rest. Resistance forces may be ignored.

(a) Show that the acceleration a of the bucket is given by the following equation.
mg
a= [4]
M
m+
2

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(b) The following data are available.

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Bucket mass m = 24 kg

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Cylinder mass M = 36 kg
Radius R = 0.20 m

(i) Calculate the speed of the bucket when it has fallen a distance of 16 m from rest. [2]

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(ii) Calculate the rate of change of the angular momentum of the cylinder. [3]

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(c) The bucket in (b) is filled with water so its total mass is now 45 kg. The bucket is
raised at a constant speed of 2.0 m s–1 using an electric motor attached to the cylinder.
Calculate the power output of the motor. [1]

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Question Answers Notes Total

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8. a a

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 
R
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a
T  R  12 MR 2 
R 4
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mg  T  ma 
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‹add equations/eliminate tension› to get mg  ma  1
2 Ma 
b i 24  9.8 Award [2] for a bald correct
a ‹  › 5.6 ‹ m s 2 ›  answer.
36
24 
2
v  ‹ 2as  2  5.6 16  › 13.4  13 ‹ m s 1 › 

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1 2 1 2 2 2
mgh  mv  I 
2 2
OR
1 2 1 v2
mgh  mv  I 2 
2 2 R
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2  24  9.8  16
v ‹  › 13.4  13 ‹ m s 1 › 
24  18

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b ii a Award [3] for a bald correct

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rate of change of L is I  I  answer.
R
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‹ 12 MR 2 a  › 1  36  0.20  24  9.8
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R 2 24 
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 20.2  20 ‹ N m › 

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rate of change of L is  ‹torque on axle› 

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24  9.8
  TR  12  36   0.20 
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 20.2  20 ‹ N m › 
c ‹ P  45  9.8  2.0  › 882  880 ‹ W ›  1