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Nov 02
4. A pendulum bob is held stationary by a horizontal force H.
The three forces acting on the bob are shown in the diagram.
Nov 04
15. Which two vector diagrams represent forces in equilibrium?
The magnitude of the resultant of these three forces is 1 N. Which combination will cause the largest turning effect about the
What is the direction of this resultant? pivot?
Nov 05
20. A uniform beam of weight 100 N is pivoted at P as shown.
Weights of 10 N and 20 N are attached to its ends.
The length of the beam is marked off at 0.1 m intervals.
At which point should a further weight of 20 N be attached to
achieve equilibrium?
26. A rigid uniform bar of length 2.4 m is pivoted horizontally at its
mid-point.
Weights are hung from two points of the bar as shown in the
diagram. To maintain horizontal equilibrium, a couple is applied to
21. The diagram shows four forces applied to a circular object. the bar. What is the torque and direction of this couple?
A 40 N m clockwise B 40 N m anticlockwise
C 80 N m clockwise D 80 N m anticlockwise
Nov 06
27. A rigid circular disc of radius r has its centre at X. A number of
forces of equal magnitude F act at the edge of the disc. All the
forces are in the plane of the disc. Which arrangement of forces
provides a moment of magnitude 2Fr about X?
Which of the following describes the resultant force and resultant
torque on the object?
June 06
22. Which pair includes a vector quantity and a scalar quantity?
A displacement; acceleration B force; kinetic energy
C power; speed D work; potential energy
23. The following physical quantities can be either positive or
negative.
s : displacement of a particle along a straight line
θ : temperature on the Celsius scale
q : electric charge
V : readings on a digital voltmeter
Which of these quantities are vectors? What is the magnitude of the resultant force?
A s, θ, q, V B s, q, V C θ, V D s only A 0 N B 1.3 N C 7.3 N D 10 N
Nov 07
31. The diagram shows a plan view of a door which requires a
moment of 12 N m to open it. 35. A uniform ladder rests against a vertical wall where there is
negligible friction. The bottom of the ladder rests on rough ground
where there is friction. The top of the ladder is at a height h above
the ground and the foot of the ladder is at a distance 2a from the
wall.
The diagram shows the forces which act on the ladder.
What is the minimum force that must be applied at the door’s
midpoint to ensure it opens?
A 4.8 N B 9.6 N C 15 N D 30 N
Nov 08
36. Which pair of forces acts as a couple on the circular object?
June 09
37. The diagram shows a resultant force and its horizontal and
vertical components.
June 10
43. A vector quantity V is resolved into two perpendicular
components X and Y. The angle between V and component X is θ.
41. The diagrams show two ways of hanging the same picture.
Answers
1-B, 2-C, 3-D, 4-C, 5-A, 6-C, 7-A, 8-D, 9-B, 10-C, 11-
B, 12-C, 13-A, 14-B, 15-C, 16-B, 17-C, 18-A, 19-D, 20-
D, 21-C, 22-B, 23-D, 24-D, 25-B, 26-A, 27-B, 28-C, 29-
In both cases, a string is attached to the same points on the
C, 30-B, 31-D, 32-B, 33-C, 34-A, 35-A, 36-A, 37-C, 38-
picture and looped symmetrically over a nail in a wall. The forces D, 39-B, 40-C, 41-B, 42-D, 43-C, 44-A,
shown are those that act on the nail.
In diagram 1, the string loop is shorter than in diagram 2.
Which information about the magnitude of the forces is correct?