
Figure shows a beam with four forces acting on it.
For each force, calculate the moment of the force about point .



Important Questions on Forces: Vectors and Moments
Figure shows a beam with four forces acting on it.
State whether each moment is clockwise or anticlockwise.

Figure shows a beam with four forces acting on it. State whether the moments of the forces are balanced.

The driving wheel of a car travelling at a constant velocity has a torque of applied to it by the axle that drives the car. The radius of the tyre is . Calculate the driving force provided by this wheel.


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 ?

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.
