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Analysing Forces in
Equilibrium
Chapter 2 Forces and Motion
The
Effective
Component
s of a
Weight on
an Inclined
Plane
The
effective
components
of a weight
on an
inclined
plane
Object in equilibrium on a
rough inclined plane
Acceleration of an object on a
smooth inclined plane
Try to solve it in
Try to solve it in
Exercise
A carton of mass
5kg is at rest on an
inclined plane
making an angle of
15
with the
Figure shows a
horizontal force, F
acts on a wooden
block of weight 8
N placed on a
smooth plane
inclined at 30 to
the horizontal.
Three
Forces in
Equilibrium
Three
Forces in
Equilibrium
Method A
Resolution
of Forces
Since
the weight is in equilibrium, therefore;
Vertically,
Method A
Resolution
of Forces
right
Method B
Drawing a
closed
triangle of
forces
Method B
Drawing a
closed
triangle of
forces
Exercise
Joan and
her sister
lift a pail of
water of
total mass
5.6 kg.
Exercise
A lamp of
weight 25 N
is supported
by two
ropes as
shown in
figure.
Exercise
Each
elephant in
the diagram
below is
pulling a
rope
attached to
a mass of
10 kg
Exercise
A mirror of
weight 12 N
is hung on
the wall
using a
string as
shown.