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GCE Mechanics M3 6679/01
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June 2013
6679 M3
Mark Scheme

Question
Number
Scheme Marks

1.

A




3
2
l



v





E P E gained
2
15 1 5
2 2 8
mg mgl
l
l

= =


M1A1


2
1 5 3
2 8 2
mgl mgl
mv + = M1A1ft


2
7
4
gl
v =


1
7
2
v gl = oe A1


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Question
Number
Scheme Marks

2

R





mg




( )
R cos R mg =
M1A1


( )
2 2
15
R sin ,
200
mv
R m
r
= = M1,A1

Divide:
2
15
tan
200g
= M1

6.548... =


6.5, 6.55 = (2 or 3 s.f. only)
A1




















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Question
Number
Scheme Marks

3
(a)



2 2
r r x =
B1

( )
2 2
0
d
r
r x x x

M1

2 2 4 4
0
2 4 4
r
x r x r

= =


A1

4
3
2 3
4 3 8
r
x r r

= = * M1A1

(b) Mass
3
1
3
kr
3
2
3
3
r ( )
3
1
6
3
r k + B1
k 6 6 k +

x
1
4
kr
3
8
r x B1

( ) ( )
2
1 3
M 6 6
4 8
O k r r x k = + M1A1ft


( )
( )
2
9
4 6
k r
x
k

=
+
Distance =
( )
( )
2
9
4 6
k r
k

+
A1

(c) C of M must be at O 0 x = M1


2
9 0 k =


( ) 3 0 k k = >
A1












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Question
Number
Scheme Marks
4



A B



(a)
( ) 2 0.4
1 2.5
0.8
A
x
T x
+
= = + * M1A1

(b)
( )
( )
2 0.4
1 2.5
0.8
A
x
T x

= = B1


0.2
B A
T T x =
M1



5 5
1 1 0.2
2 2
x x x

+ =



A1

5 0.2 x x =

25 x x = M1

SHM period
2
5

= * A1

(c) cos 0.3cos5 x a t t = =
0.3 a = and 0.2 x = B1

2
cos5
3
t = M1


1
1 2
cos
5 3
t


=






Time to D: 0.460s t =
A1

(d)

( )
2 2 2 2
v a x = ( )
( )
2
2 2 2
5 0.3 0.2
D
v =
M1

New oscillation:
( )
2
2 2 2
5
0.2
2
D
v a

=


M1


( ) ( )
2
2 2 2 2 2 2
5
0.2 5 0.3 0.2
2
D
v a

= =


M1dep

0.374... 0.37 a = = m A1

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Question
Number
Scheme Marks
5
(a)
Energy A to C: ( )
2 2
1 1
1 cos
2 2
mv mu mga = M1A1

NL2 along radius at C: ( )
2
cos
mv
mg R
a
= M1


2
cos mga mv = A1
( )
2
1 1
cos 1 cos
2 2
mg mu mga = M1dep


2
cos 2 2 cos ag u ga ga =



( )
2
1
cos 2
3
u ga
ga
= +
A1

(b)
4
cos
5
=
2 2
4 2
or
5 5
v ga u ga = = B1

Vert. motion: Initial speed
6
sin
5 5
ag
v = = Energy Solution:
(can be worked from top)

2
2
6 9
2
5 5 5
ag a
V g

= +




2
1 4 9 1
2 5 5 2
a
m ga mg mV

+ =


M1A1


2
36 18 486
125 5 125
ag ag
V ag = + =
2
22
5
V ag = A1

Horiz. speed
4 8
cos 2
5 5 5 5
ag ag
v = = = M1A1


Dir
n
:
486 8 486
tan
125 64 5 5

= =




8 1
cos
5 22
=
M1


70.05... 70 = = 70 =






A1
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Question
Number
Scheme Marks
6
(a)
3
1
4
k
x
x
= M1

3
1 d
4 d
v k
v
x x
= M1dep


2
2
1
8 2
k
v c
x
= + M1depA1


1
1, 2 4
8 2
k
x v c = = = + M1A1


1 1 1
4,
2 8 4 32
k
x v c = = = + A1



1 1 1 1
4
8 4 2 32
k

=





1 k = M1A1

(b)
1 1
0
2 2
c c = + =


2
2
4
v
x
= M1


2
v (or v) is never zero direction of motion never reversed A1

(c)
2
1 4
16 x
= M1


2
64 8 x x = = A1


d 2
d
x
v
t x
= =


8
1 0
d 2d
T
x x t =



[ ]
8
2
0
1
2
2
T x
t

=


M1A1


63
2
2
T =
3
15
4
T = s or 15.75 s A1
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Question
Number
Scheme Marks

7




60
o

T





mg
(a)
( )
R cos60 T mg =



2 T mg =
B1

H.L.
6
2
mgx
mg
l
= M1


1
3
x l = A1


4
3
AB l = * A1

(b)

2
sin60 T mr = M1


4
sin60
3
r l = B1


2
4
3
T ml =


2
4
2
3
mg ml = M1


2
3
2
g
l
=


3
2
g
l
= A1

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