Moments of Force IGCSE

A moment is the turning effect of a force.

It depends on two things:

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Example:

A spanner is pushed with a force of 10 N, 30 cm from the pivot.

Questions:

Calculate the moments of force of the following:

1.

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 Moments of Force IGCSE
Principle of Moments

A system is in equilibrium (balanced) when:

Example:

James weighs 200 N and sits 1 m from the pivot. Jane weighs 100 N. How far from the
pivot must Jane be to balance the beam?

A cat weighing 50 N is 1 m from the pivot. How far away does a mouse weighing 0.5 N
have to be to balance the beam?