Between 2.5 m and 0.5 mkuruman said:
At the top of the wall I mean..Muhammad Danish said:
Can you be more specific? If I were to draw a line parallel to the long dimension of the concrete slab and perpendicular to the 3.0 m side, at what distance from where the cables are attached would I have to draw it so that it passes through the CM? The answer to this question is the answer to part (a). Have you done this much?Muhammad Danish said:
Muhammad Danish said:
Since the slab is 3.0 m wide, the center of mass should lie at 1.5 m from the side. Am I right?kuruman said:
Muhammad Danish said:
Not quite... the question asks for the distance from the wall, not the side of the slab.kuruman said:
Yes, of course. Thanks for pointing this out.haruspex said:
Distance from the wall will be 1.5 - 0.5 = 1 ?haruspex said:
Yes, 1 m to be precise. Do you know where to go next in this static equilibrium problem?Muhammad Danish said:
To calculate downward force will we use the formula F1D1 = F2D2 ?kuruman said:
That looks about right for this case. What do you think F1, D1,F2 and D2 stand for? To use this equation you need numbers for three of them, the fourth one being the unknown. What are the three numbers?Muhammad Danish said:
They will be, F1= 18000 N, D1= 1 m and F2= ?, D2= 0.5 m ?kuruman said:
Yes. Now can you solve for F2?Muhammad Danish said:
Yes. Thanks.jbriggs444 said:
The turning effect of force, also known as torque, is the measure of the ability of a force to cause an object to rotate around an axis.
The formula for calculating turning effect of force is torque = force x perpendicular distance from the axis of rotation.
The direction of the force applied determines the direction of the turning effect. If the force is applied perpendicular to the axis of rotation, it will produce the maximum turning effect. If the force is applied at an angle, the turning effect will be less.
The factors that affect the turning effect of force are the magnitude of the force, the distance from the axis of rotation, and the direction of the force.
Clockwise turning effect of force is when the rotation of the object is in the same direction as the hands of a clock, while counterclockwise turning effect of force is when the rotation is in the opposite direction.
