Equilibrium

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Equilibrium: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Resultant Force, Principle of Transmissibility of a Force, Parallelogram of Forces, Resolution of a Force into two Perpendicular Components, Resultant of the Forces at a Point, and Lami's Theorem.

Important Questions on Equilibrium

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A force of 120 N and a force of 20 N acting simultaneously at a point may produce a resultant force of

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A body of mass M is kept on a rough horizontal surface (friction coefficient μ). A person is trying to pull the body by applying a horizontal force but the body is not moving. The force by the surface on the body is F, where

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A 7 kg object is subjected to two forces F1=20i^+30j^ and F2=8i^+5j^ N. The magnitude of resulting acceleration in m s-2 will be

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Find the magnitude of the resultant of shown forces in XY plane.

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A ball of mass 0.2 kg is thrown vertically upwards by applying a constant force by hand. If the hand moves 0.2 m while applying the force and the ball goes upto 2 m height further, find the magnitude of the force. Consider g=10 m s-2.

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A balloon of gross weight w Newton is falling vertically downward with a constant acceleration a(<g). The magnitude of the air resistance is (Neglecting buoyant force)

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A body of mass M is acted upon by a force F and the acceleration produced is a. If three coplanar forces each equal to F and inclined to each other at 120° act on the same body and no other forces are acting. The acceleration produced will be:

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A body is moving under the action of two forces F1=2i^-5j^; F2=3i^-4j^. For its velocity to become uniform a third force F3 acts on it, then this force F3 can be given by:

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

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The engine of a car produces an acceleration of 6 m s-2 in the car. If this car pulls another car of the same mass, then the acceleration would be,

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A body is under the action of two mutually perpendicular forces of 3 N and 4 N. The resultant force acting on the body is

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The sum of the magnitudes of two forces acting at a point is 18 N and the magnitude of their resultant is 12 N. If the resultant is at 90° with the smaller force, the magnitude of the forces in N are

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A boy is hanging from a horizontal branch of a tree. The tension in the arms will be maximum when the angle between the arms is

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Two forces F 1 and F 2  are acting at right angles to each other. Then their resultant is

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The resultant of two forces, each P, acting at an angle θ is

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Two forces, each equal to F, act as shown in figure. Their resultant is
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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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A force is inclined at 60° to the horizontal. If its rectangular component in the horizontal direction is 50 N, then magnitude of the force in the vertical direction is

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A man, using a 70 kg garden roller on a level surface exerts a force of 200 N at 45° to the ground. What is the vertical force of the roller on the ground, if he pushed the roller? (g=10ms-2)