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Static Equilibrium and Torque Assignment 2009-10

1. The document contains a physics assignment on static equilibrium and torque with multiple choice and constructed response questions. 2. Questions involve calculating tensions in wires and ropes supporting masses, torques on beams with objects at different distances, and forces needed to keep systems in static equilibrium. 3. Students are asked to show workings and calculations to obtain full credit on the constructed response questions analyzing diagrams of objects, beams, and masses in static equilibrium situations.

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Static Equilibrium and Torque Assignment 2009-10

1. The document contains a physics assignment on static equilibrium and torque with multiple choice and constructed response questions. 2. Questions involve calculating tensions in wires and ropes supporting masses, torques on beams with objects at different distances, and forces needed to keep systems in static equilibrium. 3. Students are asked to show workings and calculations to obtain full credit on the constructed response questions analyzing diagrams of objects, beams, and masses in static equilibrium situations.

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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

1.

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?

A)

B)

C) ____

D) 3.

4.

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

4.

5.

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

5.

6.

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

6.

7.

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

7.

8.

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?

3 A) B) C) D)
4.6 10 3 5.9 10 3 4.5 10 4 8.4 10 4

N N N N

8. ____

9.

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

9.

10.

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

10. ___

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

[44]

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]

12.

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

[5]

13.

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]

B)

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]

15.

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]

16.

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]

17.

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]

18.

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]

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