Tutorial Test 3

1. Determine the smallest force applied at R which creates the same moment about P as by
75N.

a) 37.5N
b) 112.5N
c) 60N
d) 0N

e) 45.5N

ans a

2. What does the moment of the force measure?

a) The total work is done on the body by the force
b) The moment of inertia of the body about any axis
c) The couple moment produced by the single force acting on the body
d) The tendency of rotation of the body along any axis
e) The tendency of translation of the body along any axis

ans d

3. Determine the moment of the force about the point X.

a) 8.2Nm
b) 10.2 Nm
 c) 7Nm
d) 9Nm
e) 11.2 Nm
Ans: E

4. Determine the moment about the point Q by the force shown as 400N.

a) 88.6kN
b) 98.6kN
c) -98.6kN
d) -88.6jN
e) 98.6iN
Ans:C
5. If five forces are acting on the single particle and having an angle of 72˚ between each and
are collinear, then:
a) The net force acting on the body is zero
b) The net force acting on the body is horizontal
c) The net force acting on the body is vertical
d) The net force acting on the body is at an angle of 45
e) The net force is neither horizontal nor vertical
Ans:A

6. Determine the vertical components of the reaction on the beam at pin Q.

a) 3kN
b) 4kN
c) 2kN
d) 1kN
e) 6kN
 Ans:B

7. The resultant of two forces P and Q acting along the same straight line and in same
direction is
(A) 2P+Q

(B) P+2Q

(C) P+Q

(D) P-Q

(E) P+P

Ans:C

8. Following are the angles between two forces when the resultant is maximum and
minimum, is
(A) 90° and 0°
(B) 0° and 90°
(C) 180° and 0°
(D) 0° and 180°
(E) 90° and 180°
Ans:D
9. We use the method of joint to find the forces acting over the joints. In this we start from the
joint having at least one known force and at the most two unknown forces.
a) The first part of the statement is false and other part is true
b) The first part of the statement is false and other part is false too
c) The first part of the statement is true and other part is false
d) The first part of the statement is true and other part is true too
e) The first part of the statement is true and other part is not applicable
Ans:D
10. The magnitude of the resultant of the two force vectors is always:
a) Greater than one of the vector’s magnitude
b) Smaller than one of the vector’s magnitude
c) Depends on the angle between them
d) Axis we choose to calculate the magnitude
e) Addition of the force magnitudes

Ans:C