ES 11 FIRST EXAM

July 15, 2009

Name: _________________________________________ Student Number: _____________ Section:_____________ Part I. Write the letter corresponding to the best answer on the space provided before the number. 1. Force R is perpendicular to the !" plane# while force P is parallel to the $!" plane. If the$ are concurrent# what is true about their sum% a. It is directed towards the positive !a is. b. It is parallel to the !" plane. c. It has no !component. d. It has non!"ero # $# and " components. 'he following procedures can be used to determine the resultant of several force vectors acting on a particle ()*(P' a. +dding the magnitudes and angles. b. Successive application of the triangle rule. c. Summation of the rectangular components of the forces. d. +dding algebraicall$ the force vectors. -.efer to Figure 1./ + ball is suspended b$ , cables tied to a ring. Which is false% a. 'he magnitude of the tensions in each cable is the same. b. 'he sum of the magnitudes of the cable tensions is e0ual to the magnitude of the weight. c. If the ball is lower# the tension in each cable is lesser. d. 'he cable tensions and the weight are concurrent forces.

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Which of the following is true% a. + force ma$ be moved an$where along its line of action without producing a change in e ternal effects b. + force s$stem that is in e0uilibrium can be added to# or removed from another force s$stem without changing the e ternal effect of the latter. c. 'he simplest force s$stem that is e0uivalent to a given force s$stem is called the resultant of the force s$stem. d. +ll of the above. + weight is suspended b$ three ropes. If the ropes have the same direction cosines# what could be said about the s$stem% a. It can be in e0uilibrium3 the three ropes have e0ual tensions. b. It can never be in e0uilibrium c. It can be in e0uilibrium3 onl$ two ropes have e0ual tensions. d. It can be in e0uilibrium3 no two ropes have e0ual tensions. 'he force 2N5 is acting at pt. -1#1#1/ # determine the moment about a is 15. a. 162 b. 7 c. 2 d. !2 9arignon:s 'heorem states that a. 'he moment of the resultant of two concurrent forces about an$ a is perpendicular to the plane of the forces is e0ual to the algebraic sum of the moments of the two forces about the same a is. b. 'he moment of the resultant of two concurrent forces about an$ a is parallel to the plane of the forces is e0ual to the algebraic sum of the moments of the two forces about the same a is. c. 'he moment of the resultant of two concurrent forces about an$ a is parallel to the plane of the forces is e0ual to the vector sum of the moments of the two forces about the same a is. &7.24B d. None of the above. Provided that point + is in e0uilibrium# the value of F+ and F< in figure & is e0ual to a. 18.&2 N and 18., N b. 11 N and &, N c. 12.=N and 14.&,N d. 1&.= N and 1=.44 N
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Figure & =. >iven that the resultant of a force is e0ual to ?-1117N/i @ -8&7N/j @ -!,47N/k# Aetermine the direction cosine with respect to the "!a is. a. !7.&1; b. 7.&1; * -14#17#11/ c. 17&.4B d. !17&.4B

17. 'he unit vector along +* is e0ual to a. ?7.448i @ 7.,;1j @ 7.448k b. ?7.84&i @ 7.,;1j ! 7.2&1k c. ?7.448i @ 7.,;1j ! 7.448k d. ?7.84&i @ 7.,;1j @ 7.2&1k

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P+.' II: + blocC# with weight W# l$ing in the vertical plane# is pulled b$ two forces and is under static e0uilibrium. It is acted upon b$ a 27 N force directed at an angle D from the hori"ontal a is and a ,7 N force directed at an angle E from the vertical. If the angle DF&E# determine -1/ the weight W of the blocC and -&/ the corresponding values of D and E using force pol$gon. Ao not use rectangular components and show solutions completel$. Gint: cos(a + b) = cos a cos b sin a sin b

P+.' III: 'he combined moment of P and the ;7 N force about the a is OH is "ero. Aetermine the magnitude of P.

P+.' I9: +n electric pole is gu$ed b$ cables +< and +*. Pablo -at (/ ties a rope to the tower at + and e erts a constant force of 147 N on the rope. a) b/ ( press the tension in each cable as a function of HCnowing that the pole remains verticall$ straight under the action of the forces of the & cables and the rope. Aetermine the range of values of f H or which both cables are taut.

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