1 Physics 3204 Assignment: Static Equilibrium and Torque Name: _______________________________

Part One: Selected Response. Place the CAPITAL LETTER of the correct response in the correct space provided. [20] 1. In which situation will an object be in static equilibrium? A) B) C) D) ____ 2. The wire below supports a horizontal massless beam. What is the tension in the wire? Colliding Falling Motionless Rotating

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A) B) C) D)

2.89 10 1 N 5.00 10 1 N 5.77 10 1 N 1.00 10 2 N

2. ____ 3. If a board was used to lift a box, in which case would the greatest torque be exerted on the board?

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B)

C) ____

D) 3.

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A 45.0 kg boy and a 35.0 kg girl are trying to balance a 3.00 m long seesaw which is supported in the center. If the girl sits at one end, how far from the center must the boy sit? A) B) C) D) ____ 1.17 m 1.40 m 1.50 m 1.93 m

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What torque is provided by a 60.0 kg person standing on a diving board 1.4 m from the pivot? A) B) C) D) ____ 84 N m 420 N m 590 N m 820 N m

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What is the ability to turn a body about a pivot? A) B) C) D) ____ Centripetal Force Net Force Orbit Torque

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A door is opened by a 25.0 N force acting on the door knob at a 30.0o angle to the doors surface. If the door knob is 0.800 m from the hinge, what is the magnitude of the torque about the hinge? A) B) C) D) ____ 10.0 N 12.5 N 17.4 N 21.7 N

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The diagram below shows a 2.00 103 kg truck on a 20.0 m long uniform bridge that has a mass of 8.0 103 kg. If the truck is 6.00 m from support A, what is the magnitude of the upward force at support B?

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4.6 10 3 5.9 10 3 4.5 10 4 8.4 10 4

N N N N

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What is a single point at which the entire mass of a body is considered to be located? A) B) C) D) ____ Center of Mass Center of Rotation Mass Point Moment of Force

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What is the tension of the cable in the diagram below if a 25.0 kg mass is suspended from the end of a 5.0 m long uniform beam that is 10.0 kg?

A) B) C) D)

330 N 380 N 460 N 530 N

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Part Two: Constructed Response. Students are to answer ALL questions and to show ALL necessary workings to obtain full credit! 11.

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The object below is suspended from a ceiling by two wires. Calculate the mass of the object from the information given in the diagram. [4]

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What is the mass of the box supported by the two wires in the diagram below?

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In the diagram below, a 1.5 kg rat walks on a 2.0 kg uniform beam that is 2.2 m long. It wants to reach a 1.3 kg food basket hanging at the end. A cord that can withstand 45.5 N is used to support the beam at the end. What is the maximum distance the rat can walk on the beam before the cord breaks? [5]

14. A) all forces.

Sketch the free body diagram for the rod in the diagram below. Label [2]

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If the mass of the block is 5.0 kg and the rod is uniform with a mass of 0.40 kg, what is the magnitude of the tension in the wire? [5]

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In the diagram below, a 10.0 m uniform horizontal beam, weighing 1.00 102 N is supported by a rope at each end. If a 4.00 102 N box is positioned 2.0 m from the left end of the beam, what is the tension in each of the support ropes (T1 and T2)? [6]

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A 56.0 kg person suspended by cables hangs motionless as shown. Calculate the magnitude of the tension T1, T2 and T3 in each cable. [6]

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A 20.0 kg sign is supported at the end of a 2.50 m horizontal beam of mass 21.0 kg that is hinged to a pole as shown.

A) B)

Calculate the magnitude of the tension in the cable. [5] Calculate the magnitude of the horizontal component of the force exerted on the beam by the hinge. [2]

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In the diagram below, spring scales are used to measure the tension in each string supporting the 1.95 kg mass. Calculate whether the system is in static equilibrium. [4]

9 \ 19. A uniform 8.00 m ladder has a mass of 14.0 kg and makes an angle of 25o with a frictionless wall. A 75.0 kg painter stands in the ladder 3.00 m from the top. What horizontal force must the ground exert on the ladder to keep it from slipping? [5]