
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.



Important Questions on Forces: Vectors and Moments

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.

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.
