A meter rule AB of mass 0.2kg was balanced horizontally on a single support when loads of 0.1kg and 0.08kg were placed at a distance of 60cm and 90cm respectively from A. find the position of the support and the magnitude of the downward force
Fdown = ( .2 +.1 + .08 ) g Newtons = 0.308 g Newtons = Fup
Clockwise turning moment = (.2*50 +.1*60 + .08 *90) g = 23.2 g Newton cm
counterclockwise moment = 0.308 g * x
so if it does not spin
0.308 g x = 23.2 g
x = 75.3 cm
To solve this problem, we can use the principle of moments, which states that the sum of the clockwise moments is equal to the sum of the anticlockwise moments.
First, let's calculate the moments caused by the loads:
Moment caused by the 0.1kg load:
Moment1 = 0.1kg × 60cm
Moment caused by the 0.08kg load:
Moment2 = 0.08kg × 90cm
Since the meter rule is balanced horizontally, the total sum of the clockwise moments is equal to the total sum of the anticlockwise moments. In other words:
Clockwise moments = Anti-clockwise moments
Therefore,
Moment1 + Moment2 = W × d
Where W is the total downward force and d is the distance of the support from point A.
Substituting the given values:
0.1kg × 60cm + 0.08kg × 90cm = W × d
Simplifying:
6kg·cm + 7.2kg·cm = W × d
13.2kg·cm = W × d
To find the position of the support, we need to determine the distance (d) from point A where the support is located. Since no distance is given for the support, we can express it in terms of a variable, x:
d = x cm
Now, we can rewrite the equation:
13.2kg·cm = W × x cm
To find the magnitude of the downward force (W), we need another equation. We know that the meter rule has a mass of 0.2kg, and therefore, the force due to its weight acts downwards and is given by:
Weight = mass × g
Weight = 0.2kg × 9.8m/s²
Weight = 1.96N
Since the weight acts at the center of the meter rule (midpoint between A and B), it generates a moment of:
Moment3 = 1.96N × (AB/2) = 1.96N × (100cm/2) = 1.96N × 50cm = 98kg·cm
Now, we can write another equation using the principle of moments:
13.2kg·cm + 98kg·cm = W × x cm
Simplifying:
111.2kg·cm = W × x cm
To find the unknowns, d and W, we can solve these two equations simultaneously:
13.2kg·cm = W × x cm (Equation 1)
111.2kg·cm = W × x cm (Equation 2)
From Equation 2, we can rearrange it to express W in terms of x:
W = 111.2kg·cm / x cm
Now, we substitute this value of W back into Equation 1:
13.2kg·cm = (111.2kg·cm / x cm) × x cm
Simplifying:
13.2kg·cm = 111.2kg·cm
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To find the position of the support and the magnitude of the downward force, we can use the principle of moments. The principle of moments states that the sum of the clockwise moments is equal to the sum of the anticlockwise moments.
First, let's calculate the clockwise and anticlockwise moments about the support point. The clockwise moments are caused by the weights acting at a distance from the support, while the anticlockwise moments are caused by the meter rule itself.
Clockwise moment = weight * distance
Anticlockwise moment = 0.2kg * distance of support from A
For the given problem, the clockwise moments are caused by the loads of 0.1kg and 0.08kg. Their distances from the support are 60cm and 90cm respectively.
Clockwise moment (load 1) = 0.1kg * 60cm
Clockwise moment (load 2) = 0.08kg * 90cm
Since the meter rule is balanced horizontally, the sum of the clockwise moments is equal to the sum of the anticlockwise moments.
Clockwise moment (load 1) + Clockwise moment (load 2) = Anticlockwise moment
0.1kg * 60cm + 0.08kg * 90cm = 0.2kg * distance of support from A
Simplifying the equation, we have:
6kg.cm + 7.2kg.cm = 0.2kg * distance of support from A
13.2kg.cm = 0.2kg * distance of support from A
To find the position of the support, we rearrange the equation:
Distance of support from A = 13.2kg.cm / 0.2kg
Distance of support from A = 66cm
Therefore, the position of the support is 66cm from point A.
To find the magnitude of the downward force, we can use the principle of moments again. Since the meter rule is balanced horizontally, the sum of the clockwise moments is equal to the sum of the anticlockwise moments, and the magnitude of the downward force is equal to the sum of the weights on the meter rule.
Magnitude of the downward force = weight(load 1) + weight(load 2) + weight(meter rule)
Magnitude of the downward force = 0.1kg + 0.08kg + 0.2kg
Magnitude of the downward force = 0.38kg
Therefore, the magnitude of the downward force is 0.38kg.