Exam 12: Static Equilibrium and Elasticity

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A 10-m long plank (of negligible mass)is supported at each end by vertical cables,also of negligible mass.A person of unknown weight sits on the plank between the cables.The tension in the left cable is 300 N,and in the right cable it is 200 N.The person's weight is

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An object has the following two conditions, An object has the following two conditions,   and   .Which of the following statements can be true? and An object has the following two conditions,   and   .Which of the following statements can be true? .Which of the following statements can be true?

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The object shown in the diagram is a cube of uniform density resting on a rough surface.The applied force The object shown in the diagram is a cube of uniform density resting on a rough surface.The applied force   is balanced by the frictional force   <sub>fr</sub>.When the block is on the verge of tipping,the point of application of the normal force acting on the cube will be  is balanced by the frictional force The object shown in the diagram is a cube of uniform density resting on a rough surface.The applied force   is balanced by the frictional force   <sub>fr</sub>.When the block is on the verge of tipping,the point of application of the normal force acting on the cube will be  fr.When the block is on the verge of tipping,the point of application of the normal force acting on the cube will be The object shown in the diagram is a cube of uniform density resting on a rough surface.The applied force   is balanced by the frictional force   <sub>fr</sub>.When the block is on the verge of tipping,the point of application of the normal force acting on the cube will be

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The form of Hooke's law relating shear stress to shear strain is The form of Hooke's law relating shear stress to shear strain is   The figure shows a block subjected to shear stress.Which number corresponds to the surface area A in the equation just given?  The figure shows a block subjected to shear stress.Which number corresponds to the surface area A in the equation just given? The form of Hooke's law relating shear stress to shear strain is   The figure shows a block subjected to shear stress.Which number corresponds to the surface area A in the equation just given?

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Large cranes have stabilizers that extend beyond the wheels of the machines.If a crane has stabilizers that extend out by the width of the machine,by what factor can the load be increased before it tips over? Assume that the center of gravity of the crane without the load is in the middle of the crane. Large cranes have stabilizers that extend beyond the wheels of the machines.If a crane has stabilizers that extend out by the width of the machine,by what factor can the load be increased before it tips over? Assume that the center of gravity of the crane without the load is in the middle of the crane.

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Young's modulus Y has units of

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A ladder is extended to a length of 8 m.It rests against a smooth frictionless vertical wall at an angle of 55 degrees to the horizontal.The ladder has a mass of 30 kg,and its center of mass is three-eighths of the way up the ladder from the floor.If the coefficient of static friction between the ladder and the floor is 0.2,calculate how far a man of 80 kg can stand along the ladder without it slipping away at the floor.

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Use the picture on the right to answer the next question. A steel wire and an aluminum wire of the same length L and diameter d are joined to form a wire of length 2L.The wire is fastened to the ceiling and a mass m is attached to the other end. Use the picture on the right to answer the next question. A steel wire and an aluminum wire of the same length L and diameter d are joined to form a wire of length 2L.The wire is fastened to the ceiling and a mass m is attached to the other end.   -The stress in the aluminum portion is ____ the steel portion. -The stress in the aluminum portion is ____ the steel portion.

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An 800-kg mass is hung from a 2-m steel wire with a cross-sectional area of 0.25 cm2.Young's modulus for steel is 2.0 ×\times 1011 N/m2.How much does the wire stretch?

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The sign in the figure weighs 200 N.The boom is of uniform construction.If the force exerted by the hinge on the boom is 300 N and acts at an angle of 20º above the horizontal,the weight of the boom is The sign in the figure weighs 200 N.The boom is of uniform construction.If the force exerted by the hinge on the boom is 300 N and acts at an angle of 20º above the horizontal,the weight of the boom is

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Use the following to answer the question: Use the following to answer the question:   -The point that identifies the proportional limit of the material whose graph of stress as a function of strain is shown below is -The point that identifies the proportional limit of the material whose graph of stress as a function of strain is shown below is

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The sign in the figure weighs 200 N.The boom is of uniform construction.If the force exerted by the hinge on the boom is 300 N and acts at an angle of 20º above the horizontal,the angle the tie cable makes with the positive x axis is The sign in the figure weighs 200 N.The boom is of uniform construction.If the force exerted by the hinge on the boom is 300 N and acts at an angle of 20º above the horizontal,the angle the tie cable makes with the positive x axis is

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Two kids are trying to pick some apples that are on the other side of the fence which is 1.5m high.Since there is a vicious dog on the other side,they decided to use a ladder and lean it against the fence.The ladder of negligible mass is placed at an angle of 40 \circ to the horizontal.One kid of mass 50 kg stands at the bottom of the ladder while another kid of mass 40 kg goes up the ladder.How far up along the ladder can the lighter kid go before it tips over?  Two kids are trying to pick some apples that are on the other side of the fence which is 1.5m high.Since there is a vicious dog on the other side,they decided to use a ladder and lean it against the fence.The ladder of negligible mass is placed at an angle of 40<sup> \circ </sup> to the horizontal.One kid of mass 50 kg stands at the bottom of the ladder while another kid of mass 40 kg goes up the ladder.How far up along the ladder can the lighter kid go before it tips over?

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Use the following to answer the question: Use the following to answer the question:   -The point that identifies the elastic limit of the material whose graph of stress as a function of strain is shown below is -The point that identifies the elastic limit of the material whose graph of stress as a function of strain is shown below is

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If you neglect the weight of the boom,what is the maximum weight W that can be suspended from the boom if the horizontal guy wire will break under a tension of 5.60 kN? If you neglect the weight of the boom,what is the maximum weight W that can be suspended from the boom if the horizontal guy wire will break under a tension of 5.60 kN?

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After a shell explodes at the top of its trajectory,the center of gravity of the fragments has an acceleration,in the absence of air resistance,

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A wire of length L and cross-sectional area A is stretched an amount Δ\Delta L by a force F.The strain is

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An 800-kg mass is hung from a 1.5-m copper wire with a cross-sectional area of 0.35 cm2.Young's modulus for copper is 1.1 ×\times 1011 N/m2.How much does the wire stretch?

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A planet has mass mP and radius RP.Suppose a rod of uniform diameter and length RP extends vertically from the surface of the planet.Where is the center of gravity of the rod as measured from the surface of the planet? The mass of the rod is much less than the mass of the planet. A planet has mass m<sub>P</sub> and radius R<sub>P</sub>.Suppose a rod of uniform diameter and length R<sub>P</sub> extends vertically from the surface of the planet.Where is the center of gravity of the rod as measured from the surface of the planet? The mass of the rod is much less than the mass of the planet.

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A design project requires you to construct a crane to lift a maximum load of 5000 kg and with a maximum upward acceleration of 2 m/s2.What size diameter steel cable should you use if the cable is to have a safety factor of 5?

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