Practice - Calculating Moment
Practice Questions
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What is the formula for calculating moment?
💡 Hint: Think about how force and distance contribute to the turning effect.
Name one type of contact force.
💡 Hint: Consider forces that require physical interaction.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does the moment depend on?
💡 Hint: Think about how changing either factor will affect the moment.
Is a couple capable of producing translation?
💡 Hint: Recall what happens with equal and opposite forces.
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Challenge Problems
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A 50 N force is applied 4 m away from a pivot point. What is the moment around that pivot?
💡 Hint: Use the moment formula: Moment = Force × Distance.
A horizontal beam has a 10 N weight hanging 2 m from the left end and an unknown weight W hanging 1 m from the right end. Find W if the beam is balanced.
💡 Hint: Set the clockwise moment equal to the anticlockwise moment.
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