Parallel Forces

Mr. David Tallat Ibrahim

Resultant
Resultant of
of two
two parallel
parallel forces
forces having
having the
the same
same direction
direction (like
(like forces)
forces)

  The resultant
The resultant of of two
two like
like forces
forces is
is aa force
force in
in the
the same
same direction
direction as
as the
the two
two forces,
forces,
its
its magnitude
magnitude is is equal
equal to
to the
the sum
sum of of the
the magnitudes
magnitudes of of the
the two
two forces
forces and
and its
its line
line
of
of action
action divides
divides the
the distance
distance between
between the the lines
lines of
of action
action of
of the
the two
two forces
forces in
in the
the
inverse
inverse ratio
ratio to
to their
their magnitudes.
magnitudes.
FF11 AC
AC == FF22 BC
BC
Note
Note :: == ++
Resultant
Resultant of
of two
two unlike
unlike forces
forces

the
the resultant
resultant of
of two
two unequal
unequal and
and unlike
unlike forces
forces is
is aa force
force in
in the
the direction
direction of
of the
the
force
force of
of the
the greater
greater magnitude,
magnitude, itsits magnitude
magnitude is
is equal
equal toto the
the difference
difference between
between
their
their magnitudes
magnitudes and
and its
its line
line of
of action
action divides
divides the
the distance
distance between
between the
the lines
lines of
of
action
action of
of the
the two
two forces
forces externally
externally from
from the
the side
side of
of the
the force
force of
of the
the greater
greater
magnitude
magnitude inin an
an inverse
inverse ratio
ratio to
to their
their magnitude.
magnitude.
Two
Two like
like forces
forces of
of magnitudes
magnitudes 44 and
and 66 newtons
newtons act
act at
at the
the two
two points
points A
A and
and B
B
where
where AB
AB == 25cm.
25cm. Find
Find the
the resultant
resultant of
of the
the two
two forces
forces ..
Find
Find the
the resultant
resultant of
of two
two unlike
unlike forces
forces of
of magnitudes
magnitudes 7
7 and
and 12
12 newtons
newtons act
act at
at A
A
and
and BB where
where AB
AB == 20
20 cm
cm
Two
Two parallel
parallel forces,
forces, the
the magnitude
magnitude of of their
their resultants
resultants is
is 350
350 newtons
newtons andand the
the
magnitude
magnitude of of one
one of
of the
the two
two forces
forces is
is 500
500 newtons
newtons acting
acting at
at aa distance
distance of
of 51
51 cm
cm
from
from the
the resultant.
resultant. Find
Find the
the second
second force
force and
and the
the distance
distance between
between thethe two
two lines
lines
of
of action
action of
of the
the two
two forces
forces if
if the
the known
known force
force and
and the
the resultant
resultant have
have ::
First:
First: the
the same
same direction
direction Second:
Second: thethe opposite
opposite
directions
directions
  The opposite
The opposite figure
figure represents
represents aa system
system of
of parallel
parallel forces
forces perpendicular
perpendicular to
to Find
Find
the
the algebraic
algebraic measure
measure ofof the
the sum
sum of
of the
the moments
moments of of forces
forces about
about
(a)
(a) Point
Point A
A (b)
(b) Midpoint
Midpoint of
of AB
AB
  If C
If C ,, D and EE ∈
D and ∈ such
such that
that AC
AC :: CD
CD :: DE
DE :: EB
EB == 1
1 :: 3
3 :: 5
5 :: 7.
7. Parallel
Parallel forces
forces in in the
the
same
same directions
directions and
and equal
equal in
in the
the magnitudes
magnitudes act act at
at points
points AA ,, C
C ,, D
D ,, EE and
and BB ..
Prove
Prove that
that the
the resultant
resultant divides
divides byby aa ratio
ratio 33 :: 5
5
The
The opposite
opposite figure
figure shows
shows aa light
light rod
rod ABAB .. The
The parallel
parallel
forces
forces shown
shown inin the
the figure
figure act
act on
on it.
it. If
If the
the magnitude
magnitude of of
the
the resultant
resultant is
is 300
300 newtons
newtons and
and it
it acts
acts up
up atat aa point
point on
on
the
the rod
rod and
and is
is 44 meters
meters from
from A.
A. Find
Find FF and
and K K ..
  Two like
Two like forces
forces of
of magnitudes
magnitudes FF andand 2F
2F act
act at
at the
the two
two points
points AA and
and B.
B. If
If the
the force
force
2
2 FF moves
moves parallel
parallel to
to itself
itself in
in the
the direction
direction of
of aa distance
distance xx cm,
cm, prove
prove that
that the
the
resultant
resultant ofof the
the two
two forces
forces moves
moves in
in the
the same
same direction
direction aa distance
distance xx
  Two forces
Two forces == 3
3 -- and
and == -- 9
9 ++ 3
3 act
act at
at the
the two
two points
points A(-1,
A(-1, 0)
0) and
and
B
B (1,
(1, 2)respectively
2)respectively Find
Find thethe resultant
resultant of
of the
the two
two forces
forces and
and its
its point
point of
of action.
action.
Equilibrium
Equilibrium of
of aa system
system of
of coplanar
coplanar parallel
parallel forces
forces

If
If aa rigid
rigid body
body isis in
in equilibrium
equilibrium under
under the
the action
action of
of system
system of
of parallel
parallel coplanar
coplanar
forces,
forces, then
then ::
1-
1- The
The sum
sum ofof the
the algebraic
algebraic measures
measures of of these
these forces
forces (with
(with respect
respect to
to aa parallel
parallel
unit
unit vector)
vector) isis equal
equal toto zero
zero (( the
the resultant
resultant == zero).
zero).
2
2 -- The
The sum
sum ofof the
the algebraic
algebraic measures
measures ofof the
the moments
moments of of these
these forces
forces about
about any
any
point
point in in its
its plane
plane isis equal
equal to
to zero.
zero.
Two
Two men
men AA and
and B
B carry
carry aa wood
wood board
board of
of length
length 2
2 meters
meters and
and weight
weight 16
16 kg.wt
kg.wt acts
acts at
at
its
its midpoint
midpoint and
and the
the board
board carries
carries aa box
box of
of weight
weight 24
24 kg.wt
kg.wt as
as shown
shown inin the
the figure
figure
Find
Find the
the pressure
pressure exerted
exerted on
on the
the shoulder
shoulder ofof each
each man,
man, then
then identify
identify which
which point
point of
of
the
the board
board the
the shoulder
shoulder of
of man
man BB should
should bebe to
to equilibrate
equilibrate the
the two
two pressures.
pressures.
AB
AB aa uniform
uniform wooden
wooden board
board of
of mass
mass 10
10 kg
kg and
and length
length 4
4 meters.
meters. IfIf it
it rests
rests
horizontally
horizontally on
on two
two supports;
supports; one
one of
of them
them at
at A
A and
and the
the other
other at
at aa point
point distant
distant 1
1
meter
meter from
from B,
B, then
then show
show at
at which
which distance
distance aa 50
50 kg.wt
kg.wt child
child can
can stand
stand on on the
the board
board
in
in order
order for
for the
the two
two reactions
reactions on
on the
the two
two supports
supports get
get equal.
equal.
AB
AB is
is aa non
non uniform
uniform wooden
wooden board
board of
of length
length 44 meters
meters resting
resting horizontally
horizontally on
on two
two
supports
supports at at C
C and
and D
D such
such that
that AC
AC == 1
1 meter
meter and
and BD
BD == 1.5
1.5 meter.
meter. IfIf the
the maximum
maximum
distance
distance aa 780
780 newton
newton man
man can
can move
move on on the
the board
board from
from AA to
to BB without
without getting
getting the
the
board
board imbalanced
imbalanced isis 3
3 meters
meters and
and the
the maximum
maximum distance
distance the
the same
same man
man can
can move
move
from
from B B to
to A
A is
is 3.5
3.5 meters.
meters. Find
Find the
the weight
weight ofof the
the board
board and
and its
its point
point of
of action.
action.
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