Tutorial 2: Static Equilibrium

1. Calculate the forces FA and FB that the supports exert on the diving board of the figure
below when a 58-kg person stands at its tip. Take into account the board’s mass of 35 kg.

2. A 75-kg adult sits at one end of a 9.0-m-long board. His 25-kg child sits on the other end.
a) Where should the pivot be placed so that the board is balanced, ignoring the board’s
mass?
b) Find the pivot point if the board is uniform and has a mass of 15 kg.

3. Calculate FA and FB for the beam shown in the figure below. The downward forces
represent the weights of machinery on the beam. Assume the beam is uniform and has a
mass of 250 kg.

4. Find the net torque about axis A due to three forces as shown in below figure.
(Ans : 13.5 Nm clockwise)

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5. Two blocks, each of mass 3 kg, are attached to the ends of a massless rod
as shown below. Initially the rod is held in the horizontal position and then released. Calculate
the magnitude and direction of the net torque on this system. (L1= 4 cm, L2 = 8 cm)

6. A uniform rod AB with length 2 m and weight 20 N is placed on two supports A and B. A
weight of 10 N is hanged 0.4 m from A. Find force X and Y on both supports.

7. In below figure, calculate F1 and F2 that act on a uniform bar weighing 100 N. (Ans: 480N,
520N)

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