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BIO122 Chapter 2-1

This document provides 7 practice problems for calculating forces and torques in static equilibrium systems. The problems involve calculating support forces for beams with distributed weights, finding pivot points to balance non-uniform beams, calculating forces on beams supported at multiple points, and determining net torques on systems with multiple forces or distributed masses. Solving these problems requires applying the principle of static equilibrium, which requires the sum of forces and sum of torques on a system to equal zero under stationary conditions.

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BIO122 Chapter 2-1

This document provides 7 practice problems for calculating forces and torques in static equilibrium systems. The problems involve calculating support forces for beams with distributed weights, finding pivot points to balance non-uniform beams, calculating forces on beams supported at multiple points, and determining net torques on systems with multiple forces or distributed masses. Solving these problems requires applying the principle of static equilibrium, which requires the sum of forces and sum of torques on a system to equal zero under stationary conditions.

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Tutorial 2: Static Equilibrium

1. Calculate the forces FA and FB that the supports exert on the diving board of the figure
below when a 58-kg person stands at its tip. Take into account the board’s mass of 35 kg.

2. A 75-kg adult sits at one end of a 9.0-m-long board. His 25-kg child sits on the other end.
a) Where should the pivot be placed so that the board is balanced, ignoring the board’s
mass?
b) Find the pivot point if the board is uniform and has a mass of 15 kg.

3. Calculate FA and FB for the beam shown in the figure below. The downward forces
represent the weights of machinery on the beam. Assume the beam is uniform and has a
mass of 250 kg.

4. Find the net torque about axis A due to three forces as shown in below figure.
(Ans : 13.5 Nm clockwise)

Mechanics II and Thermal Physics (PHY210) by RR_FSG_UiTM Sabah


Tutorial 2: Static Equilibrium

5. Two blocks, each of mass 3 kg, are attached to the ends of a massless rod
as shown below. Initially the rod is held in the horizontal position and then released. Calculate
the magnitude and direction of the net torque on this system. (L1= 4 cm, L2 = 8 cm)

6. A uniform rod AB with length 2 m and weight 20 N is placed on two supports A and B. A
weight of 10 N is hanged 0.4 m from A. Find force X and Y on both supports.

7. In below figure, calculate F1 and F2 that act on a uniform bar weighing 100 N. (Ans: 480N,
520N)

Mechanics II and Thermal Physics (PHY210) by RR_FSG_UiTM Sabah

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