A rod is 6 m long pivoted at a point 1.5 m from the left end. Two dow

  • Thread starter Thread starter cmkc109
  • Start date Start date
  • Tags Tags
    Point Rod
Join the discussion
Registration is free. Start your own thread to ask a follow-up.
6 replies · 4K views
cmkc109
Messages
103
Reaction score
0

Homework Statement



A rod is 6 m long pivoted at a point 1.5 m from the left end. Two downward forces of
magnitude 50 N and 200 N are exerted on the left and right end of the rod
respectively. At what distance from the pivot point must a third upward force of
magnitude 300 N be exerted on the rod to keep it in rotational equilibrium? Neglect
the weight of the rod.



Homework Equations





The Attempt at a Solution



so apparently the answer for this question is "non of the above ".. I got an answer of 2.75, can someone check it for me please?
 
Physics news on Phys.org
rude man said:
Yes. No straight A's for wrong answers here! :smile:

then can u show me how to get the right ans?
 
cmkc109 said:
then can u show me how to get the right ans?

rude man said you got the right answer. (And I agree.)