10ICSE PPT Moment of Force

Moment of Force
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Class 10th ICSE
Measurement of moment of force
(or torque)

The moment of a force (or torque)
is equal to the product of the
magnitude of the force and the
perpendicular distance of the line
of action of force from the axis of
rotation.
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Unit of Torque
Clockwise and anticlockwise moments
Equilibrium of bodies
Static Equilibrium
Dynamic Equilibrium
Principle of moments
According to the principle of moments, if the algebraic sum of

moments of all the forces, acting on the body, about the axis of
rotation is zero, the body is in equilibrium. Thus

According to the principle of moments, in equilibrium
Sum of the anticlockwise moments

= sum of the clockwise moments ….
Q1--A body is pivoted at a point. A force of 10 N is applied at a
distance of 30 cm from the pivot. Calculate the moment of force
about the pivot.
The moment of a force of 5 N about a point P is 2 N m. Calculate
the distance of point of application of the force from the point P.
A mechanic can open a nut by applying a force of 150 N while
using a lever handle of length 40 cm. How long handle is required
if he wants to open it by applying a force of only 50 N?
The iron door of a building is 3 m broad. It can be opened by
applying a force of 100 N normally at the middle of the door.
Calculate:
(a) The torque needed to open the door,

(b) The least force and its point of application to open the door.
In figure, a roller of diameter
0.4 m is raised on the
pavement XY by the forces F1
and F2 each of magnitude 10 N.
Compare the torques
produced by the two forces.
The wheel shown in the diagram
has a fixed axle passing through O.
the wheel is kept stationary under
the action of
(i) a horizontal force F1 at A and
(ii) a vertical force F2 at B.
(a) Show the direction of force F2 in the diagram.

(b) Which of the force F1 or F2 is greater?
(c) Find the ratio between the forces F1 and F2.
Given : AO = 2.5 cm, BOʹ = 1.5 cm and OʹO = 2.0
cm.
The following diagram shows two parallel and opposite forces F1 and
F2 each of magnitude 5 N, with their lines of action separated by a
distance of 2 m. A point X lies midway between F1 and F2, while a
point Y lies on F2.
(a) Calculate the total moment of the two forces about the
points (i) X, and (ii) Y.
(b) State the effect produced by the two forces about the
point s X and Y.
A uniform metre rule rests horizontally on a knife edge at the 60
cm mark when a mass of 10 g is suspended from one end. Draw
diagram of the arrangement.
(a) At which end must this mass be suspended?
(b) What is the mass of the rule?
The figure shows a uniform metre rule AB pivoted at its end A at
the zero mark and supported at the other end B by a spring
balance when a weight of 40 kgf is suspended at its 40 cm mark.
This rule stays horizontal. Find the reading of the spring balance
when the rule is of (i) negligible mass, (ii) mass 20 kg.
A, B and C are the three forces each of magnitude 4 N acting in
the plane of paper as shown in figure. The point O lies in the
same plane.
(i) Which force has the least moment about O? Give reason.
(ii) Which force has the greatest moment about O?
Give reason.
(iii) Name the forces producing

(a) clockwise, (b) anticlockwise moments.
(iv) What is the resultant torque about the point O?
The adjacent diagram shows a heavy roller, with its axle at O,
which is to be raised on a pavement XY. If there is friction
between the roller and pavement. Show by an arrow on the
diagram the point of application and the direction of force to be
applied.
The figure shows an overhead view of a meter stick that can pivot
about the dot at the position marked 20 (for 20 cm). All five
horizontal forces on the stick have the same magnitude. Rank
those forces according to the magnitude of the torque that they
produce, greatest first.
The figure shows an overhead view of a meter stick that can pivot
about the point indicated, which is to the left of the stick’s
midpoint. Two horizontal forces, F1 and F2 are applied to stick.
Only F1 is shown. Force F2 is perpendicular to the stick and is
applied at the right end. If the stick is not to turn,
(a) what should be the direction of F2 , and
(b) should F2 be greater than, less than, or equal to F1?
In figure shows an overhead view of a horizontal bar that can pivot
about the point indicated. Two horizontal forces act on the bar, but
the bar is stationary. If the angle between the bar and force F2 is
now decreased from the initial 90° and the bar is still not to turn,
should the magnitude of F2 be made larger, made smaller, or left the
same?
In the overhead view of figure, five
forces of the same magnitude act on a
merry-go-round for the strange; it is a
square that can rotate about point P at
midlength along one of the edges. Rank
the forces acting on it according to the
magnitude of the torque they create
about point P, greatest first.
A small ball of mass 0.75 kg is attached to one end of a 1.25-m-long
massless rod, and the other end of the rod is hung from a pivot.
When the resulting pendulum is 30° from the vertical, what is the
magnitude of the torque about the pivot?
The length of a bicycle pedal arm is 0.152 m, and a downward force
of 111 N is applied to the pedal by the rider’s foot. What is the
magnitude of the torque about the pedal arm’s pivot point when the
arm makes an angle of (a) 30°, (b) 90°, and (c) 180° with the
vertical?
The body in figure. is pivoted at O.
Three forces act on it in the
directions shown: FA = 10 N at
point A, 8.0 m from O; FB = 16 N at
point B, 4.0 m from O ; and FC = 19
N at point C, 3.0 m from O. What is
the net torque about 0?
Applying a Torque

A weekend plumber, unable to loosen a pipe fitting, slips a piece of
scrap pipe (a “cheater”) over his wrench handle. He then applies his
full weight of 900 N to the end of the cheater by standing on it. The
distance from the center of the fitting to the point where the weight
acts is 0.80 m, and the wrench handle and cheater make an angle of
19° with the horizontal. Find the magnitude and direction of the
torque he applies about the center of the pipe fitting.
Torque:

Calculate the torque (magnitude and direction) about point O due
to the force F in each of the situations sketched in fig. In each
case, the force F and the rod both lie in the plane of the
a b
c d
e f
Calculate the net torque about point O for the two forces applied.
The rod and both forces are in the plane of the page.
Forces F1 = 7.50 N and F2 = 5.30
N are applied tangentially to a
wheel with radius 0.330 m. What
is the net torque on the wheel
due to these two forces for an
axis perpendicular to the wheel
and passing through its center?
Two small kids weighing 10 kg and 15 kg respectively are trying to
balance a seesaw of total length 5.0 m, with the fulcrum at the
centre. If one of the kids is sitting at an end, where should the
other sit?
When a force of 6.0 N is exerted at 30° to a wrench at a distance of
8 cm from the nut, it is just able to loosen the nut. What force F
would be sufficient to loosen it if it acts perpendicularly to the
wrench at 16 cm from the nut?
Calculate the total torque acting on
the body shown in figure about the
point O.
A uniform horizontal bar of mass 5 kg has length 30 cm and rests
on two vertical supports, 10 cm and 22 cm from its left hand end.
Find the magnitude of the reaction force at each of the supports.
A truck of mass M = 5000 kg is crossing a uniform horizontal bridge
of mass m = 1000 kg and length l = 100 m. The bridge is supported
at its two end-points. What are the reactions at these supports
when the truck is one third of the way across the bridge?
A model bridge is 3.0 m long. It weighs 90.0 n.
A truck weighing 5.0 n is 1.0 m from one end.
Find the upward force that must be exerted by each pier.
Center of gravity
The center of gravity (C.G) of a body is the point about which

The algebraic sum of the moments of weights of all particles
constituting the body is zero.
The entire weight of the body can be considered to act at this point.
Find the center of gravity of a body made up of just two particles
each of mass m, connected by a massless rod of length l.
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Slides strictly for internal use of Jaagrut students.

According to the principle of moments, if the algebraic sum of

(a) The torque needed to open the door,

(a) Show the direction of force F2 in the diagram.

(iii) Name the forces producing

The center of gravity (C.G) of a body is the point about which

• Cell: +91 9620000535

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