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12 questions

SA-MOM-0012 marksL1 FoundationCalculatorBeams

A uniform rod of length

4

m and mass

10

kg rests horizontally on supports at its ends. Find the reaction at each support.

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SA-MOM-0032 marksL1 FoundationCalculatorMoments

A child of mass

30

kg sits

2

m from the pivot of a see-saw. How far from the pivot, on the other side, must a child of mass

40

kg sit to balance it?

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SA-MOM1-0011 markL1 FoundationNon-calculatorMoments

A force of

15

N acts at right angles to a spanner,

0.4

m from the bolt. Find its moment about the bolt.

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SA-MOM1-0022 marksL1 FoundationNon-calculatorMoments

25

kg child sits

1.6

m from the pivot of a see-saw. How far from the pivot, on the other side, must a

40

kg child sit to balance?

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SA-MOM1-0042 marksL1 FoundationNon-calculatorMoments

About a point

O

, a

10

N force has a clockwise moment with distance

2

m and an

8

N force has an anticlockwise moment with distance

3

m. Find the size of the resultant moment.

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SA-MOM1-0051 markL1 FoundationCalculatorMoments

The moment of a force about a point on its line of action is

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SA-MOM-G011 markL1 FoundationCalculatorMoments

A force of

20

N acts perpendicular to a rod,

3

m from a pivot. Find its moment about the pivot.

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SA-MOM-Q021 markL1 FoundationCalculatorMoments

The units of a moment are

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SA-MOM-0024 marksL2 StandardCalculatorBeams

A uniform plank

AB

of length

6

m and mass

20

kg rests horizontally on supports at

A

and

C

, where

AC=4

m. Find the reactions at

C

and at

A

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SA-MOM-0095 marksL2 StandardCalculatorBeams

A uniform beam

AB

of length

6

m and mass

20

kg rests horizontally on supports at

A

and

C

, where

AC=4

m. A child of mass

30

kg stands on the beam at

D

, where

AD=1

m. Find the reactions at

A

and at

C

. (

g=9.8

)

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SA-MOM1-0033 marksL2 StandardCalculatorBeams

A uniform rod

AB

of length

5

m and mass

12

kg rests horizontally on supports at

A

and

B

. A

30

kg mass hangs

1

m from

A

. Find the reaction at

B

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SA-MOM-0075 marksL3 ExamCalculatorBeams

A uniform beam

AB

of length

4

m and mass

12

kg hangs horizontally from two vertical ropes, one at

A

and one at

C

, where

CB=1

m. A load of mass

8

kg is attached at

B

. Find the tension in each rope, to 3 significant figures.

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