Engineering Mechanics

Unit-1 Question

1. Find the force P applied to the system shown Figure 1.

a) 50.4 N b) 45.5 N c) 40.4 N d)100 N e)124 N

2. A spherical ball of weight 100 N and diameter 300 mm is held against a vertical
wall by a 200 mm long wire AB. Find tension of the wire and reaction force

a) T=255 N and Reaction at wall 175 N b) T=125 N and Reaction at wall 75

N c) T=145 N and Reaction at wall 155 N d) T=455 N and Reaction at
wall 95 N e) T=145 N and Reaction at wall 175 N

3. A Cable is attached at two ends as shown in figure. A 100 kg weight is attached

at B and roller at D, DE is another cable parallel to cable BC. P is a force applied
at E. find tension in the cable ABC and force P.
 a) P = 120 N and T=730 N b) P=860N and T=930 N c) P = 930N and T=160
N d) P = 160N and T = 930 N e) P=120N and T=250 N

4. 4 N and 5 N are the two forces acting perpendicular to each other. Find the
resultant force.
a) 9 N b) 45.5 N c) √41 N d) √51 N e) 64 N

5. If four forces are not meeting each other in spatial direction, is there any
resultant force?
a) There is a resultant force b) no resultant force c) resultant force is zero d)
the force system does not exist e) resultant force is infinity

6. A 1kN inclined force with respect to x-axis acting upwards at points (2m, 3m).
Find the moment of the force about the origin
a) 0.707 kN m b) -0.707 kN m c) -1.414 kN m d) 1.414 kN m e) 1.8 N

7. Find the resultant for the lever shown below.

a) 1863.7 N b) 173.7 N c) 2363.7 N d) 1363.7 N e) 1003.7 N

8. If all the forces in beams are vertical, then what is the equilibrium conditions?
a) ∑Fy = 0, ∑𝑀0 = 0, b) ∑Fy ≠ 0, ∑𝑀0 = 0, c) ∑Fy = 0, ∑𝑀0 ≠ 0,
d) ∑Fx = 0, ∑𝑀0 = 0, e) ∑Fz = 0, ∑𝑀0 = 0
9. P and Q (P > Q) are the two forces, acting along straight line in opposite
direction, the resultant force will be
a) P/Q b) Q-P c) PQ d) P+Q e) P-Q

10. Find the tension in rope AB from the figure shown below. Weight of the roller
is W=750 N.

a) 513 N b) 315 N c) 750 N d) 225 N e) 154 N