
A force is applied at a distance from the hinge and an angle to the door.

What is the moment of force bout the point ?



Important Questions on Forces: Vectors and Moments
The angle between two forces each of magnitude is .
What is the magnitude of the resultant of these two forces ?

A ship is pulled at a constant speed by two small boats as shown.
The engine of the ship does not produce any force.
The tension in each cable between and and the ship is .
(Draw a free-body diagram showing the three horizontal forces acting on the ship.

A ship is pulled at a constant speed by two small boats as shown.
The engine of the ship does not produce any force.
The tension in each cable between and and the ship is .
Draw a vector diagram to scale showing these three forces and use your diagram to find the value of the drag force on the ship.

A block of mass is at rest on a rough surface which is inclined at to the horizontal as shown.
Draw a free-body diagram showing the three forces acting on the block.

A block of mass is at rest on a rough surface which is inclined at to the horizontal as shown.
Calculate the component of the weight that acts down the slope.

A block of mass is at rest on a rough surface which is inclined at to the horizontal as shown.
Use your answer to part to determine the force of friction that acts on the block.

A block of mass is at rest on a rough surface which is inclined at to the horizontal as shown.
(d) If the angle of the surface is actually measured as and determine the absolute uncertainty in this angle and the uncertainty this produces in the value of the component of the weight that acts down the slope.

A block of mass is at rest on a rough surface which is inclined at to the horizontal as shown.
Determine the normal contact force between the block and the surface
