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The document appears to be a set of 10 physics questions and multiple choice answers about mechanics concepts like forces, moments, and equilibrium. The questions cover topics like determining the maximum distance a beam can be walked on before slipping, calculating minimum force needed to push cylinders up an incline, finding motor efficiency given power and work done, computing impulse on a golf ball, and identifying principles related to forces, moments, and equilibrium.

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The document appears to be a set of 10 physics questions and multiple choice answers about mechanics concepts like forces, moments, and equilibrium. The questions cover topics like determining the maximum distance a beam can be walked on before slipping, calculating minimum force needed to push cylinders up an incline, finding motor efficiency given power and work done, computing impulse on a golf ball, and identifying principles related to forces, moments, and equilibrium.

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Q1.

Ans D or AD

Q2.

A uniform beam has a mass of 18 kg and rests on two surfaces at points A and B. Determine the
maximum distance x to which the girl can slowly walk up the beam before it begins to slip. The
girl has a mass of 50 kg and walks up the beam with a constant velocity.

A
x = 0.678 m
.
B.x = 0.508 m
C.x = 1.005 m
D
x = 0.712 m
.
Ans C

Q3.

Determine the minimum force F needed to push the two 75-kg cylinders up the incline. The force
acts parallel to the plane and the coefficients of friction at the contacting surfaces are A =

0.3, B = 0.25, C = 0.4. Each cylinder has a radius of 150 mm.

A
F = 919 N
.
B.F = 735 N
C.F = 1.051 kN
D
F = 981 N
.

ans C\

Q4.

A motor hoists a 50-kg crate at constant speed to a height of h = 6 m in 3 s.


If the indicated power of the motor is 4 kw, determine the motor's efficiency.

A
e = 0.025 (2.5%)
.
B.e = 0.245 (24.5%)
C.e = 0.736 (73.6%)
D
e = 0.05 (5.0%)
.
Ans B

Q5.

A golf ball having a mass of 40 g is struck such that it has an initial velocity of 200 m/s as
shown. Determine the horizontal and vertical components of the impulse given to the ball.

A
Impx = 4.00 N-s, Impy = 6.93 N-s
.
B.Impx = 6.93 N-s, Impy = 4.00 N-s
C.Impx = 6.93 N-s, Impy = 4.39 N-s
D
Impx = 4.00 N-s, Impy = 7.32 N-s
.

Ans b

Q6.

Determine the magnitude and direction of the resultant force FAB exerted along link AB

by the tractive apparatus shown. The suspended mass is 10 kg. Neglect the size of the pulley at
A.
A FAB = 170.0 N, = 75.0
.
FAB = 170.0 N, = 15.0
B.

FAB = 98.1 N, = 75.0


C.

D FAB = 98.1 N, = 15.0


.

Q7.

Compute the horizontal and vertical components of force at pin B. The belt is subjected to a
tension of T=100 N and passes over each of the three pulleys.

A
B = 0 N, By = 141.4 N
. x
B.Bx = -15.89 N, By = 120.7 N
C.Bx = 20.7 N, By = 157.3 N
D
B = 0, By = 100.0 N
. x
Ans b

Q8. A body of weight W is required to move up on rough inclined plane whose angle
of inclination with the horizontal is . The effort applied parallel to the plane is given
by(where = tan = Coefficient of friction between the plane and the body.)

1. P = W tan
2. P = W tan( + )

3. P = W (sin + cos)

4. P = W (cos + sin)

Ans 3

Q9. The principle of transmissibility of forces states that, when a force acts upon a
body, its effect is

1. minimum, if it acts at the centre of gravity of the body

2. maximum, if it acts at the centre of gravity of the body

3. different at different points on its line of action

4. same at every point on its line of action

Ans 1

Q10 According to the law of moments, if a number of coplaner forces acting on a


particle are in equilibrium, then

1. their lines of action are at equal distances


2. their algebraic sum is zero

3. the algebraic sum of their moments about any point is equal to the moment of their

resultant force about the same point.

4. the algebraic sum of their moments about any point in their plane is zero

Ans 4

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