Physics 12 Unit 1 ASSIGNMENT

CONCURRENT FORCES AND EQUILIBRIUM

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1. Describe the motion of a body in translational equilibrium that is travelling from one place
to another.

1 mark

2. Explain why an object can remain in one place while in translational equilibrium, yet still
be able to move (i.e., rotate).

1 mark

3. For the situation shown to the right, 52.0

find the values of T1 and T2 if the T2
hanging mass is 74.0 kg.
T1
m = 74.0 kg

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 3.
4 marks

4. A student pulls horizontally on a 54 kg

mass attached to a string that hangs
on a wall. The string can only handle
a maximum tension force of 6.9 x 102 N 
before it breaks.

a) What is the greatest force that the student can use to

pull the mass to the right before the string breaks?

a)
4 marks

b) What is the largest angle  that the mass and string can be held at without breaking?

b)

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 2 marks

5. A 14 kg lamp is supported between two vertical T1

poles by two wires attached as shown to the right. 34 65

What is the tension T1 in the right wire?

14 kg

5.
4 marks

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6. Three horizontal forces are acting at the same point on a puck lying on a level frictionless
table. The puck is in translational equilibrium. Two of these forces are:
F1  11.2 N, due North
F2  14.8 N, 33.7° N of W
What is the magnitude of the third force?

6.
5 marks

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7. Two wires are used to suspend a sign of unknown mass. The two wires make an angle of
112 between each other, and each one exerts a force of 504 N in supporting the sign.
What is the mass of the sign?

FT = 504 N FT = 504 N
112°

m=?

7.
5 marks

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8.
Two students use a pulley system to lift and hold
a 74 kg load. In order to accomplish this, Hailey
pulls downward on one rope with force F1, while
Aaron pulls downward on a second rope with force
F2, as shown in the diagram to the left.
F1 52 35 F2
Which student uses more force to hold the load in
74 kg place, and by how much?

8.
6 marks

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9. Examine the frictionless pulley
system to the right, with one
pulley attached to the ceiling
while the other is free to move fixed
along the cable.  pulley

What will the unknown angle  be

once the pulley system to the right
is in static equilibrium? 87 kg
12 kg

9.
6 marks

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10. In the system to the right, the pulleys
are frictionless and the system hangs in
equilibrium. Determine the values of
each of the unknown weights. 62.0 35.0

275 N
W1 = ?
W2 = ?

10.
6 marks

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