SAN QUINTIN HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC.

San Quintin, Pangasinan

LONG QUIZ IN PHYSICS 1

A.Y. 2019-2020
Name: _________________________________________ Score: ____________
Grade and Section: _______________________________ Date: _____________
PROBLEM SOLVING (100 points): Read each problem carefully and answer on a separate sheet of
paper. Be sure to show your complete solution.
1. A bolt connecting the main and rear frame of a mountain bike requires a torque of 15N⋅m to
tighten. If you are capable of applying 40N of force to a wrench in any given direction, what is
the minimum length of the wrench that will result in the required torque?
2. A uniform rod of length 50cm and mass 0.2kg is placed on a fulcrum at a distance of 40cm from
the left end of the rod. At what distance from the left end of the rod should a 0.6kg mass be
hung to balance the rod?
3. A 2kg mass is suspended on a rope that wraps around a frictionless pulley attached to the
ceiling with a mass of 0.01kg and a radius of 0.25m. The other end of the rope is attached to a
massless suspended platform, upon which 0.5kg weights may be placed. While the system is
initially at equilibrium, the rope is later cut above the weight, and the platform subsequently
raised by pulling on the rope. What is the torque on the pulley when the system is motionless?
4. Two students are balancing on a 10m seesaw. The seesaw is designed so that each side of the
seesaw is 5m long. The student on the left weighs 60kg and is standing three meters away from
the center. The student on the right weighs 45kg. The seesaw is parallel to the ground. Assume
the board that 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?
5. A 3m beam of negligible weight is balancing in equilibrium with a fulcrum placed 1m from its
left end. If a force of 50N is applied on its right end, how much force would need to be applied
to the left end?
6. One side of a seesaw carries a 21kg mass four meters from the fulcrum and a 25.5 kg mass two
meters from the fulcrum. To balance the seesaw, what mass should be placed nine meters from
the fulcrum on the side opposite the first two masses?
7. Two masses hang below a massless meter stick. Mass 1 is located at the 10cm mark with a
weight of 15kg, while mass 2 is located at the 60cm mark with a weight of 30kg. At what point
in between the two masses must the string be attached in order to balance the system?
8. A 43.0 kg sign is suspended by two wires, as the drawing shows.
Find the tension in wire 1 and wire 2.
wire 1 wire 2

9. A load of 250 kg is supported by two steel cables, as shown in the

diagram below. Find the force of tension in cable 1 and cable 2.

10. A 65 kg woman is horizontal in a push-up position. What are the vertical forces acting on her
hands and her feet?