A 80kg football player stands at the end of a uniform 8m, 50kg diving board supported as shown. Determine the forces exerted by the two supports.
Well, it seems like this football player and diving board are in quite a balancing act! Let's solve this conundrum.
To figure out the forces exerted by the supports, we need to consider the equilibrium of forces. The total upward force exerted by the supports must be equal to the downward force exerted by the football player.
Since the diving board is uniform, the center of mass lies at its midpoint. Therefore, the weight of the diving board can be considered to act at this midpoint, which is 4 meters away from each support.
Now, let's dive into the calculations! We'll call the force exerted by the left support FL, and the force exerted by the right support FR.
Considering the downward forces, the diving board's weight is given by (50 kg × g), where g is the acceleration due to gravity (approximately 9.8 m/s²). So, the weight of the diving board is 490 N.
Since the weight acts on the midpoint of the diving board, each support will bear half of this weight: 490 N / 2 = 245 N.
Now, taking the football player into account, their weight is 80 kg × g, which is 784 N. To maintain equilibrium, the sum of the forces on the diving board must be zero.
So, we have the equation:
FL + FR - 245 N - 784 N = 0.
Simplifying:
FL + FR = 1029 N.
The two supports, therefore, exert a combined force of 1029 N to balance this football player and diving board extravaganza!
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To determine the forces exerted by the two supports, we need to consider the equilibrium of the diving board. Assuming the diving board is in a horizontal position, the sum of the downward forces must equal the sum of the upward forces.
Let's denote the forces exerted by the two supports as F1 and F2. The weight of the football player can be calculated as the product of his mass (m) and gravitational acceleration (g).
Weight of the football player = m * g
= 80 kg * 9.8 m/s^2
= 784 N
Since the diving board is uniform, the center of mass lies at the midpoint of its length, which is 4m from the end where the football player stands.
Let's analyze the equilibrium of the diving board:
Sum of downward forces = Sum of upward forces
Downward forces:
1. Weight of the football player acting downward: 784 N
2. Force exerted by the first support acting downward (F1)
Upward forces:
1. Force exerted by the second support acting upward (F2)
Since the diving board is uniform, the weight of the diving board can be considered to act at the center of mass. The weight of the diving board is equal to its mass (m') multiplied by the gravitational acceleration (g).
Weight of the diving board = m' * g
= 50 kg * 9.8 m/s^2
= 490 N
Since the diving board is at equilibrium, the sum of the downward forces must equal the sum of the upward forces.
Sum of downward forces = Sum of upward forces
784 N + F1 = F2 + 490 N
To find F1 and F2, we need to solve the above equation.
Subtracting 490 N from both sides of the equation:
F1 = F2 + 490 N - 784 N
F1 = F2 - 294 N
Therefore, the force exerted by the first support (F1) is 294 N less than the force exerted by the second support (F2).
To determine the forces exerted by the two supports, we'll analyze the forces acting on the diving board.
First, let's consider the weight of the diving board. The weight is the force due to gravity and is given by the equation:
Weight = mass × gravity
Given that the mass of the diving board is 50 kg and the acceleration due to gravity is approximately 9.8 m/s², we can calculate the weight of the diving board:
Weight = 50 kg × 9.8 m/s² = 490 N
Next, we need to consider the weight of the football player. The weight of an object is given by the equation:
Weight = mass × gravity
Given that the mass of the football player is 80 kg, we can calculate the weight of the football player:
Weight = 80 kg × 9.8 m/s² = 784 N
Now, let's analyze the forces acting on the diving board. We have two forces: the force exerted by the left support and the force exerted by the right support.
Since the diving board is in equilibrium (not accelerating), the sum of the forces in the vertical direction must be zero. This means that the forces exerted by the two supports must balance the weight of the diving board and the football player.
Let's call the force exerted by the left support F_left and the force exerted by the right support F_right.
According to our analysis:
F_left + F_right = weight of the diving board + weight of the football player
F_left + F_right = 490 N + 784 N
Now we have an equation with two unknowns. However, we can use the principle of moments to find a relationship between the forces and the distances from the supports.
The principle of moments states that the sum of the moments acting on a body in equilibrium is zero.
The moment of a force about a point is given by the equation:
Moment = force × distance
Considering the moments about the left support, we have:
Moment_left support + Moment_right support = 0
(Moment is calculated by multiplying the force by the distance from the chosen point. In this case, we choose the left support as the point of calculation.)
The moment due to the weight of the diving board is:
Moment_left support = weight of the diving board × distance to the left support
Moment_left support = 490 N × 4 m (since the diving board is 8 m long, the distance from the left support is half of that)
Similarly, the moment due to the weight of the football player is:
Moment_right support = weight of the football player × distance to the right support
Moment_right support = 784 N × 4 m (since the football player is at the end of the diving board)
Substituting these values into the equation:
490 N × 4 m + Moment_right support = 0
Moment_right support = - 490 N × 4 m
Now, let's substitute this value and the weight of the football player into the equation we derived earlier:
F_left + F_right = 490 N + 784 N
F_left - 490 N × 4 m = - 490 N × 4 m + 784 N
F_left = 294 N
Now, we can find the force exerted by the right support by rearranging the equation:
F_right = 490 N + 784 N - F_left
F_right = 490 N + 784 N - 294 N
F_right = 980 N
Therefore, the force exerted by the left support is 294 N, and the force exerted by the right support is 980 N.