Mathematics (AS & A Level) · Oct / Nov 2020 · Paper 41 · Question 5

0.8 kg 0.2 kg 0.5 m Two particles of masses 0.8 kg and 0.2 kg are connected by a light inextensible string that passes over a fixed smooth pulley. The system is released from rest with both particles 0.5 m above a horizontal floor (see diagram). In the subsequent motion the 0.2 kg particle does not reach the pulley.

Read automatically from the paper; the printed page above is exact.