Problem Name:

Set No. 5 STATICS Course & Year:

Date:

1. Weights of 2, 4, 6 and 8 N are fastened to the corners of a 2 m  2 m frame. If it weighs

10 N, where would the fulcrum (the support point) be placed to balance the frame and the
weights?

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2. A ladder 12 m long leans against a vertical frictionless wall with its lower end 3 m from
the wall. The ladder weighs 40 N. Find the magnitude and direction of the force exerted
on the lower end of the ladder.

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3. A uniform 25 N beam 6 m long is carried by two men A and B, one at each end of the
beam.

a) If A exerts a force of 20 N, where must a load of 45 N be placed on the beam?

b) What force does B exert?

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b)

4. A 3 m long weightless beam is supported at each end by cables. A painter weighing 900
N stands 1 m from the left cable. Calculate the tension in each cable.

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5. Where must a 500 N weight be hung on a uniform 150 N pole with a length of 5 m so
that a girl at one end supports ¼ as much as a man at the other end?

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6. Find the tension in each cord in Fig. 5.6 if the weight W of the suspended body is 150 N.

350 650

250 A 550 A B
B

C C

W
W

Fig. 5.6
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7. Find the magnitude and direction of F3 in Fig. 5.7 for the given system to be in
equilibrium.

F3 F 2 = 15N

 25 0

75 0

F 1 = 30N

Fig. 5.7

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8. A uniform pole 20 ft. long and weighing 80 lbs is held by a boy 2 ft from one end while
a man carries the same pole 5 ft from the other end. At what point should a load of 100
lbs be placed so that the man will carry twice as much weight as the boy.

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9. A springboard diver of weight 582 N stands at one end of a uniform 4.48 m diving board
of weight 142 N. The board is attached to two pedestals, one at the other end of the
board and the second pedestal 1.55 m from the first. Find the force in each of the two
pedestals.

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10. A ladder, whose length is 10 m and whose mass is 40 kg rests against a frictionless
vertical wall. Its upper end is a distance of 7.7 m above the ground. The center of mass
of the ladder is 1 3 of the way up the ladder. The coefficient of static friction between the
ladder and the ground is 0.53. If a carpenter climbs 85% of the way up the ladder before
it starts to slip, find the mass of the carpenter.

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