9/6/2020 Midterm Quiz 2: Attempt review

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Question 1
Two students are balancing on a 10m seesaw. The seesaw is designed so that each so that each side of
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the seesaw is 5m long. The students on the left weight 60kg and standing 3m away from the center.
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The student on the right weighs 45kg. The seesaw is parallel to the ground. Assume the board that
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makes the seesaw is massless.
 

What distance from the center should the student on the right be if they want the seesaw to stay
parallel to the ground?

Select one:
a. 4 m 

b. 6 m

c. 5 m

d. none of the choices

Your answer is correct.

Question 2
The moment caused by the resultant force about some arbitrary point is equal to the sum of the
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moment due to all of the component forces of the system.
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True 

False

Question 3
The angle between the two Force is scalar is one of the three quantities of torque magnitude.
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True 

False

Question 4
The sum of the clockwise moments equals sum of the anticlockwise moments when the body is in
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equilibrium.
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True 
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Question 5
If the body is in equilibrium under the action of a number of the forces, then the algebraic sum of the
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moments of the forces about any point is equal to one.
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True

False 

Question 6 What is the magnitude of the sum of the two forces shown in the diagram below?
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Select one:
a. 46 N 

b. 102 N

c. 137 N

d. 142 N

Your answer is correct.

Question 7
Equilibrium is the tendency of a force to cause an object to rotate about an axis.
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True

False 

Question 8
A bolt connecting the main and rear frame of a mountain bike requires of 15 N.m to tighten. If you are
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capable of applying 40N of force to a wrench in any given direction, what is the minimum length of the
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Select one:
a. 3.75 m

b. 0.375 m 

c. none of the choices

d. 37.5 m

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Question 9
A 5.0 m-long uniform beam is held in position by a cord as shown in the diagram. If the tension in the
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cord is 8.0 N, what is the weight of the beam?
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Select one:
a. 8.0 N

b. 9.6 N

c. 4.8 N

d. 18 N 

Your answer is correct.

Question 10
To satisfy first condition of equilibrium, if rightward forces are positive, leftward forces must be:
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a. doubled

b. halved

c. negative 

d. positive

Your answer is correct.

Question 11
Suzie applies a force of 40.0 N at an angle of 60 degrees up from the horizontal to a wooden rod using
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a spring scale. If she generates a torque of 73.0 N*m, how long was the rod?
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Select one:
a. 211 m

b. none of the choices

c. 21.1 m

d. 2.11 m 

Your answer is correct.

Question 12
The force applied is one of the three quantities of torque acceleration.
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True 
False 
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Question 13
The moment of the resultant of a system of forces with respect to any axis or point is equal to the
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vector sum of the moments of the individual forces of the system with respect to the same access or
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True 

False

Question 14 You are helping your aunt move a piano on wheels from one room to another. When you push the
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a.
It is in equilibrium because it doesn’t experience a friction force.

b.
It is in dynamic equilibrium.

c.
It is in static equilibrium.

d.
It is in equilibrium because it experiences net force opposite to the friction force 

Your answer is correct.

Question 15
The symbol of torque is the Greek word for TAO.
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True

False 

Question 16
If net force acting on body is zero then body is said to be.
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Select one:
a. none of the choices

b. Imbalanced

c. not in equilibrium 

d. In equilibrium

Your answer is incorrect.

Question 17
Torque is defined as the cross product of the lever arm distance vector and the force vector.
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True 

False 

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Question 18
The length of the lever arm connecting the axis to the point of the force application is one of the three
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quantities of torque magnitude.
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True 

False

Question 19
If a body is in rest or in uniform velocity, it is said to be in
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a. Uniform motion

b. Equilibrium 

c. Constant force

d. Rest

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Question 20
Does a bridge anchored resting on two pillars have any torque?
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Select one:
a. Yes, but it will soon break because of the torque

b. Yes, but it is at equilibrium 

c. No, Bridge can't have torque

d. No, it isn't moving

Your answer is correct.

Question 21
"Sum of all forces acting on a body is zero". This condition represents equilibrium's
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a. Third condition

b. Fourth condition

c. First condition 

d. Second condition

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Question 22
A uniform rod of length 50cm and mass 0.2kg is placed on a fulcrum at a distance of 40cm from the
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left end of the rod. At what distance from the left end of the rod should a 0.6kg mass be hung to
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Select one:
a. 54 cm

b. 45 cm 

c. none of the choices

d. 4.5 cm

Your answer is correct.

Question 23
A body at rest or moving with uniform velocity will have acceleration
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a. 0 

b. 1

c. max

d. min

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Question 24 What force is necessary to generate a 20.0 N*m torque at an angle of 50 degrees from along a 3.00 m
Incorrect rod?
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a. none of the choices

b. 3 N 

c. 2.3 N

d. 2 N

Your answer is incorrect.

Question 25
Equilibrium occurs when…
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a. all of the choices 

b. the net force on the object is zero.

c. the sum of the upward forces equals the sum of the downward forces.

d. all the forces acting on an object are balanced.

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