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Q1.

A toy train is placed on the middle of a bridge on a model railway. force

The weight of the train acts through its centre of gravity.

Ignore the weight of the bridge.

(a) Which row of the table shows the correct values for forces X and Y?
(1)

(b) Describe how force X changes if the train moves from P to Q.

(2)
Force X decreases. It goes from 15N to 0N.
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(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q2.

(a) A man stands on a wooden board to paint a wall, as shown in diagram 1.

The diagram shows some of the forces acting.

(i) State the principle of moments.

(1)
The total clockwise moment equals to the
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total anticlockwise moment.

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(ii) Calculate force X.
[ignore the weight of the wooden board]
(4)

430 N
force X ............................................................. N
(b) The man walks to the other end of the wooden board, as shown in diagram 2.

Explain the change in force X as the man walks along the wooden board.
(3)
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Force X decreases because the man
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moves away from the right-hand pivot

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and the distance increases.

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(Total for question = 8 marks)