What are the full solutions of some mechanics questions:
Q1. Part of a hallow spherical shell, centre O and radius a, is removed to form a bowl with a plane circular rim. The bowl is fixed with the rim uppermost and horizontal. The centre of the circular rim is (4a/3) vertically above the lowest point of the bowl. A marble is projected from the lowest point of the bowl with speed u. Find the minimum value of u for which the marble will leave the bowl and not fall back to it. [Ans: (17ga/3)^(1/2) ]
Q2. A particle P of mass m is attached to two strings AP and BP. The points A and B are on the same horizontal level and AB= (5a/4).
The string AP is inextensible and AP = (3a/4)
The string BP is elastic and BP= a
The modulus of elasticity of BP is k.
Show that the natural length of BP is (5ka)/(3mg+5k).