e Exam-style questions 1 Four forces act on a point. Which statement is incorrect? ‘A The vertical component of F, is 3.5N. B The horizontal component of F, is 9.5N. © The vertical component of F, is 6.4N. D The horizontal component of F, is 0.0N. [1] 2 Alload of 400N is supported by two cables, as shown below. One cable is pulled horizontally with a force of 170N. TON con What is the best estimate of the tension in the other cable? A 165N B230N C 400N D435N [1] 3A book is held upright by gripping it in the comer, between thumb and forefinger, as shown below. a Baa } |» "oem ‘The book weighs 12.0N. What is the torque applied by the hand to the book? A 48.0Nem clockwise B 48.0Nem anticlockwise © 180.0Ncm clockwise D 180.0Nem anticlockwise ii) 4 A measuring cylinder contains oll to a depth of 6m floating on water. The depth of the water is ‘89cm. The density of the oil is 900kgm”’ and the density of water is 1000kgm™. oi Water What is the pressure at the bottom of the cylinder _ due to the liquids? A 1.38kPa B LdlkPa © 1.87kPa D 221kPa ay) 5 (a) Define the moment of a force. uy (b) State the principle of moments, tu (¢) The drawing shows a beam QT; of length 1.5m and negligible mass, supporting a load of 4.8KN. The beam is held in equilibrium by cord PR. The cord is at an angle of 70° to the vertical and length TR is 1.0m, Calculate the tension in the cord, (3) 6 A cable-caris at rest supported by a cable, as shown below. DU By drawing the triangle of forces to a suitable scale, find the tensions T, and 7, in the cable. (3)