(1)

Replace the force and couple system acting on the member in the figure shown by an
equivalent resultant force and couple moment acting at point O.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(2)
A cube of side length 10cm, Reduce the following
force system with a force couple system at A

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

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(3)
If the sum of all forces acing on a body is zero, it may be concluded that the body
a) Must be in equilibrium
b) Cannot be in equilibrium
c) May be in equilibrium provided the forces are concurrent
d) May be in equilibrium provided the forces are parallel

(4)
A ladder PQ of weight W is resting on a rough floor against a rough wall. It is on the
point of slipping and the contact forces exerted on the ladder by the wall and floor are
X and Y respectively. Which diagram most closely shows the directions of these
forces?
a) b) c) d)

(5)
The force F= 400N acts at the end of the angle bracket shown in the figure below.
Determine the magnitude of the moment of the force about point O.

(a) 98.6 N.m

(b) 178.6 N.m
(c) 154.9 N.m
(d) 112.5 N.m

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(6)
A wrench is used to tighten a bolt. A force of 60 N is applied in a clockwise direction at
80° to the handle, 20 cm from the centre of the bol t.
Calculate the magnitude of the torque.
(a) 1.18 N.m
(b) 1200 N.m
(c) 2.08 N.m
(d) 11.8 N.m

(7)
Determine the moment produced by the force F in the given figure about point O.
Express the result as a Cartesian vector.

(a)
(b)

(c)

(d)

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(8)
Find two like parallel forces acting at a distance of 24 cm apart, which are equivalent to
a given force of 20 N, the line of action of one being at a distance of 6 cm from the
given force.
(a) 10N, 10N
(b) 12N, 8N
(c) 15N, 5N
(d) 25N, 5N

(9)
A rod, 60 cm long, supported by two vertical strings attached to its ends has weights of
4, 6, 8 and 10 N. hung from the rod at distances of 12, 24, 36 and 48 cm from one end.
If the weight of the rod be 2 N, what are the tensions of the strings ?

(a) T1 =17, T2 = 13
(b) T1 = 13, T2 = 17
(c) T1 = T2 = 15
(d) T1 = 10, T2 = 20

( 10 )
A door (seen from above in the figures below) has hinges on the left hand side. Which
force produces the largest torque? The magnitudes of all forces are equal

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

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( 11 )
A rod on a horizontal tabletop is pivoted at one end and is free to rotate without friction
about a vertical axis, as shown. A force F is applied at the other end, at an angle to
the rod. If F were to be applied perpendicular to the rod, at what distance from the axis
should it be applied in order to produce the same torque?

( a ) L sin θ
( b ) L cos θ
( c ) L tan θ
(d) L

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( 12 )
AB is a light rod of length 24 cm, parallel forces of magnitudes 7, F, 5 Newton act on
AB as shown

Find F and AC if the system of forces are in equilibrium

(a) 12N, 10cm
(b) 12N, 12cm
(c) 12N, 13cm
(d) 12N, 14cm

Find F and AC if the system of forces equivalent to a couple of algebraic measure

(a) 12N, 10cm

(b) 12N, 12cm
(c) 12N, 13cm
(d) 12N, 14cm

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( 13 )

Two children are playing with a door. Hend tries to open it by

pulling on the handle with a force of 54 N at right angles to
the plane of the door, at a distance 0.8 m from the hinges.
Adel pushes at a point 0.6 m from the hinges, also at right
angles to the door and with sufficient force just to stop Kerry
opening it.
With what force does Adel push?

(a) 50N
(b) 72N
(c) 40.5
(d) 60N
( 14 )
A couple of Newton-meters acts as shown on a weightless bar. Find the weight W
which will be held in equilibrium

(a) 68 kg.wt
(b) 9.93 N
(c) 9.93 kg.wt
(d) 0.68 N

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( 15 )
The diagram shows three children pushing a playground
roundabout. Hannah and David want it to go one way
but Rabina wants it to go the other way. Who wins?

(a) Hannah and David win and the playground

roundabout rotate anticlockwise with moment 4.8
(b) Hannah and David win and the playground
roundabout rotate clockwise with moment 4.8
(c) Rabina wins and the playground roundabout
rotate anticlockwise with moment 4.8
(d) Rabina wins and the playground roundabout
rotate clockwise with moment 4.8

( 16 )
A particle of mass 3 kg moves with velocity v = 3i m/s along the line z = 0, y = 5.3 m. Find the
angular momentum about the origin when the particle is at x = 12 m, y = 5.3 m.
a. – 47.7 k

b. 47.7 k

c. – 155.7 k

d. 155.7 k

( 17 )
A test car moves at a constant speed around a circular track.
If the car is 48.2 m from the track’s center and has a centripetal acceleration of 8.05 m / s 2,
what is the car’s tangential speed?

a 2.84 m / s

b 6.94 m / s

c 2.45 m / s

d 19.7 m / s

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The Questions from ( 18 ) to ( 20 ) are dependent on the following graph answer choices. The
figure shows five graphs of angular velocity as a function of time ω(t)

( 18 ) Which graph has the greatest angular displacement?

a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D

( 19 ) Which graph has the greatest average angular acceleration?

a) A
b) B
c) Both C and D
d) Both C and E

(20) Which graph has the smallest average angular velocity?

a) A
b) B
c) Both D and E
d) Both C and E

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(21)
A basketball is being pushed by two players during tip-off. One player
exerts an upward force of 15 N at a perpendicular distance of 14 cm from
the axis of rotation. The second player applies a downward force of 11 N at
a perpendicular distance of 7 cm from the axis of rotation. Find the net
torque acting on the ball about its center of mass.

a - 0.77 N · m

b - 1.33 N · m

c - 2.1 N · m

d - 2.87 N · m

(22)
A wheel of radius R and negligible mass is mounted on a horizontal
frictionless axle so that the wheel is in a vertical plane. Three small
objects having masses m, M, and 2 M, respectively, are mounted on
the rim of the wheel, as shown. If the system is in static equilibrium,
what is the value of m in terms of M?

1
a M
2
b M

3
c M
2
d 2M

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(23)
An object m, on the end of a string, moves in a circle on a horizontal
frictionless table as shown. As the string is pulled very slowly through a
small hole in the table, which of the following is correct for an observer
measuring from the hole in the table?

a The angular momentum of m remains constant.

b The angular momentum of m decreases.
c The kinetic energy of m remains constant
d The kinetic energy of m decreases

(24)
On a frozen pond, a person kicks a 10 kg sled, giving it an initial speed
of 2.2 m / s. How far does the sled move if the coefficient of kinetic friction
between the sled and the ice is 0.1?
a 1.12 m

b 2.24 m

c 2.47 m

d 4.94 m

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(25)
If F = 5 s + 6, m = 1 kg and the body initially at rest at a point O,
Find v when s = 4 m.
a 32 m / s

b 128 m / s

c 4 2 m/s

d 8 2 m/s

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