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 If 4 N and 9 N forces are acting perpendicular to an object. Then determine the resultant force.

Important Questions on Statics

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Explain how static equilibrium of a body is related to the potential energy? Give illustrations.
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A flexible chain of weight W hangs between two fixed points A and B which are at the same horizontal level. The inclination of the chain with the horizontal at both the point supports is θ. What is the tension in the chain at the midpoint?
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Give the magnitude and direction of the net force acting on a cork of mass 10 g floating on water.
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A small body is gently laid on a horizontal conveyor belt moving with a speed of 4.5 ms-1. The coefficient of friction between the body and the belt 0.45. The body moves x m before coming to rest. Find the value of x correct to one decimal place? g = 9.8 ms-2.
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There are four force acting at a point P produced by strings as shown in figure, which is at rest. The force F1 and F2 are
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Three blocks of masses m1, m2 and m3 are placed on a horizontal frictionless surface. A force of 40 N pulls the system then calculate the value of T, if m1=10 kg , m2=6 kg, m3=4 kg

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In figure given below, masses m1, m2 , and M are 20 kg, 5 kg and 50 kg respectively. The coefficient of friction between M and ground is zero. The coefficient of friction between m1 and M and that between m2 and ground is 0.3. The pulleys and the strings are massless. The string is perfectly horizontal between P1 and m1 and also between P2 and m2. The string is perfectly vertical between P1 and P2. An external horizontal force F is applied to the mass M. (Take g = 10 m/s2).

 Let the magnitude of the force of friction between m1 and M be f1 and that between m2 and ground be f2. For a particular force F it is found that f1 = 2f2. Find f1 and f2. Write equations of motion of all the masses. Find F, the tension in the string and accelerations of the masses.

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Give the magnitude and direction of the net force acting on a high-speed electron in space far from all material objects, and free of electric and magnetic fields.
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A block of mass 5 kg is suspended by a massless rope of length 2 m from the ceiling. A force of 50 N is applied in the horizontal direction at the midpoint P of the rope, as shown in the figure. The angle made by the rope with the vertical in equilibrium is: (Take g=10 m s-2)
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Give the magnitude and direction of the net force acting on a drop of rain falling down with a constant speed.
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A disc is sliding down an inclined plane, inclined at an angle θ with the horizon, with uniform velocity. If the disc is pushed up the plane with a velocity u,  the disc will come to rest after describing a distance u2/kg sin θ and will not come down the plane again. Find the value of k.
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A man holds a book of mass 2 kg by pressing his two hands towards each other horizontally on two sides of the book. If the minimum force to be applied by each hand is 5 kg. wt. then calculate the coefficient of friction between his hand and the book.
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When force F1,F2,F3 are acting on a particle of mass m such that F2 and F3 are mutually perpendicular, then the particle remains stationary. If the force F1 is now removed, then the acceleration of the particle is
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A man weigh 80 kg. What is the greatest weight he can pull along a horizontal floor by a horizontal rope, if the coefficient of friction between his shoe soles and the floor is 0.5 and that between the weight and the floor is 0.4. The tension in the rope is x N. Calculate the value of x.
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Give the magnitude and direction of the net force acting on a kite skilfully held stationary in the sky.
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A body of mass m is suspended by two strings making angle α and β with the horizontal as shown in figure. Tensions in the two strings are

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A mass M kg is suspended by a weightless string. The horizontal force required to hold the mass at 60o with the vertical is
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Give the magnitude and direction of the net force acting on a car moving with a constant velocity of 30 km/h on a rough road.
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A man 80 kg is supported by two cables as shown in the figure. Then the ratio of tensions T1 and T2 is,
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A man holds a 3 kg block from falling by pushing it horizontally against a vertical wall. If the coefficient of friction between the wall and the block is 0.3 and that between the hand and the block is 0.15, what force must he exert ? The value of the force is given as x N. Find the value of x correct to two decimal places.