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Chap 12 Problem Set

Chapter 12 discusses static equilibrium and elasticity, detailing the conditions necessary for equilibrium in various scenarios. It includes problems involving a ladder, a flexible chain, and a gate, requiring calculations of forces and tensions based on given angles and weights. The chapter emphasizes the application of torque and friction principles to solve real-world mechanical problems.

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Chap 12 Problem Set

Chapter 12 discusses static equilibrium and elasticity, detailing the conditions necessary for equilibrium in various scenarios. It includes problems involving a ladder, a flexible chain, and a gate, requiring calculations of forces and tensions based on given angles and weights. The chapter emphasizes the application of torque and friction principles to solve real-world mechanical problems.

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Chapter 12: Static Equilibrium and Elasticity

2. Write the necessary conditions of equilibrium for the

body shown in Figure P12.2. Take the origin of the

torque equation at the point O.

13. A 15.0-m uniform ladder weighing 500 N rests against a

frictionless wall. The ladder makes a 60.0° angle with

the horizontal. (a) Find the horizontal and vertical

forces that the ground exerts on the base of the ladder

when an 800-N firefighter is 4.00 m from the bottom.

(b) If the ladder is just on the verge of slipping when

the firefighter is 9.00 m up, what is the coefficient of

static friction between the ladder and the ground?

19. A flexible chain weighing 40.0 N hangs between two

hooks located at the same height (Fig. P12.19). At each

hook, the tangent to the chain makes an angle 42.0° with the horizontal. Find
(a) the magnitude of the force each hook exerts on the chain and (b) the ten-
sion in the chain at its midpoint. (Hint: For part (b), make a free-body
diagram for half the chain.)

43. Old MacDonald had a farm, and on that farm he had a gate (Fig. P12.43).
The gate is 3.00 m wide and 1.80 m high, with hinges attached to the top
and bottom. The guy wire makes an angle of 30.0° with the top of the gate
and is tightened by a turn buckle to a tension of 200 N. The mass of the gate
is 40.0 kg. (a) Determine the horizontal force exerted on the gate by the
bottom hinge. (b) Find the horizontal force exerted by the up-

per hinge. (c) Determine the combined vertical force exerted by both hinges.
(d) What must the tension in the guy wire be so that the horizontal force
exerted by the upper hinge is zero?

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