Equilibrium of a Particle

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Equilibrium of a Particle: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Resolution of a Force, Equilibrium of Forces & Concurrent Forces etc.

Important Questions on Equilibrium of a Particle

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Two rods X and Y are attached to a weight of mass M as shown in figure, then:

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If resultant of these three forces is along Y-axis, then F3 is equal to:

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A force F making an angle of 60° with positive x-axis has a component of 20 N along x-axis. Write the force in vector form

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A 4.0 kg box slides down a vertical wall with constant speed while a person pushes it up at an angle of 45° with the vertical. If the coefficient of friction between the block and the wall is 0.41 then the magnitude of the force applied by the person is close to

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The pulleys and strings shown in the figure are smooth and of negligible mass. For the system to remain in equilibrium, the angle θ should be :-

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A man of mass 50 kg stands on a frame of mass 30 kg. He pulls on a light rope which passes over a pulley. The other end of the rope is attached to the frame. For the system to be in equilibrium what force man must exert on the rope?

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A body of mass 2 kg is acted upon by two perpendicular forces 4 N and 3 N. The magnitude and direction of the acceleration of the body respectively are:

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A force is inclined at 60° to the horizontal. If its component in the horizontal direction is 50 N, then magnitude of the vertical component of force is approximately:

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The forces, which meet at one point but their lines of action do not lie in one plane, are called:-

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Three forces are acting on a body in equilibrium at the same time. Two of them are given as F1=2i^-5j^, F2=3i^-4j^. Find the third force F3.

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Three force 1 N , 2 N and 3 N acting along different directions on a body in the same plane and at the same time.

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Three forces are applied on a body and body is in eqilibrium .It is infered about sum of any two forces together that it

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In the figure shown below, the tension in the string is


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A metal sphere is hung by a string fixed to a wall. The forces acting on the sphere are shown in figure. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

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a. N+T+W=0

b. T2=N2+W2

c. T=N+W

d. N=Wtanθ

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How many minimum numbers of a coplanar vector having different magnitudes can be added to give zero resultant 

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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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A mass M is hung with a light inextensible string as shown in the figure. Find the tension of the horizontal string.
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Three process 5N, 12N and 13N acting simultaneously on a body are in equilibrium then angle between 5N and 13N will be

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The sum of the magnitudes of two forces acting at a point is 16N. The resultant of these forces is perpendicular to the smaller force which has a magnitude of 8N. If the smaller force is magnitude x, then the value of x is

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Sum of magnitude of two forces is 25 N. The resultant of these forces is normal to the smaller force and has a magnitude of 10 N. Then the force are,