Year 9

Moment

Homework

1. A force of 20 N acts at a distance of 20cm from a pivot. What is the moment of this force about
the pivot?

2. What weight W must be hung on the ruler to balance it?

3. The diagram shows a 1m ruler, pivoted at a midpoint. At what distance x from the left-hand end of
the ruler must the 10 N force be applied to balance the ruler?
4. A ruler is placed on a pivot; three forces act on it, as shown.

(a) Which force has no moment about the pivot? Explain your answer.

(b) Calculate the moments of the other two forces about the pivot.

(c) Is the ruler turning? Explain.

5. The diagram shows a horizontal beam, pivoted at its midpoint, with two downward forces acting
on it.

(a) Which force is tending to turn the beam clockwise? Calculate the moment of this force.

(b) Which force is tending to turn the beam anti-clockwise? Calculate the moment of this force.

(c) Are these moments balanced, or will the beam start to turn?
6. Give that the system is balanced; take the clockwise and anticlockwise moments about the pivot
to find the force X.

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