Equilibrium Problems SOLVE ALL PROBLEMS ON A SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER 1. A uniform plank, which weighs 30 N and is 8.

0 m long, is supported at each end by a stepladder. A can of tar weighing 40 N sits 1.0 m from the right end. What force must each stepladder support? 2. A uniform structure, 4.00 m long, weighing 700 N, is suspended at each end by a cable. A spotlight, weighing 800 N, is mounted 1.00 m from one end. An arc light, weighing 400 N, is mounted 2.00 m from the other end. Find the tension in both cables. 3. A non-uniform bar 6.0 m long weighs 200 N. Its center of gravity is 2.0 m from one end. If a weight of 300 N is attached to the HEAVY end, and a weight of 500 N is attached to the LIGHT end, what are: the magnitude, the direction, and the point of application of the force required to produce translational and rotational equilibrium?

HOMEWORK: 1. A window washer weighing 875 N stands on a uniform 223-N plank 3.00 m long, which is supported at both ends by a cable. If he stands 1.00 m from one end of the plank, what tension is exerted by each cable? 2. A bricklayer weighing 800 N stands 1.00 m from one end of a uniform scaffold 3.00 m long. The scaffold weighs 750 N, and a pile of bricks weighing 320 N is 1.50 m from the other end. What force must each end of the scaffold support? 3. A uniform bench is 2.40 m long and weighs 320 N. Legs are attached at each end. If three people weighing, in order, 500 N, 750 N, and 1000 N, sit respectively 0.40 m, 1.20 m, and 2.00 m, measuring from the left end towards the right, calculate the upward force each leg must exert. 4. A non-uniform bar 4.0 m long weighs 400 N. Its center of gravity is 1.5 m from one end. A weight of 300 N is attached at the heavy end, while a weight of 500 N is attached at the light end. What are: the magnitude, the direction, and the point of application of the force required to produce translational and rotational equilibrium? 5. A uniform rod AB is 3 m long and weighs 4 N. It is suspended by strings AC and BD as shown below. A block P weighing 24 N is attached at E, 0.75 m from A. C D What is the tension in the string BD? E A B P 6. A uniform plank is 12 m long and weighs 20 N. It is balanced on a sawhorse at its center. An additional 40 N weight is now placed on the left end of the plank. What distance to the right must the plank be moved in order to keep it balanced? 7. A uniform 0.240 kg meter stick can be balanced by a 0.240 kg weight placed at the 100 cm mark if the fulcrum is placed at the point marked: a. 75 cm b. 60 cm c. 50 cm d. 40 cm e. 80 cm 8. A body is in equilibrium under the combined action of several forces. Then: a. all the forces must be applied at the same point b. all of the forces are composed of pairs of equal and opposite forces c. the sum of the components of all the forces in any direction must equal zero d. any two of these forces must be balanced by a third force e. the lines of action of all the forces must pass through the center of gravity of the body 9. A torque applied to rigid object always tends to produce: a. Linear acceleration b. Rotational equilibrium c. Rotational acceleration d. None of these