Answers to Chapter 4

Exercise 4A
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Q  5 cos 30  0
b P  5 sin 30  0
Q  4.33 N P  2.5 N
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Q  P cos 60  0
b P sin 60  43  0
Q  4N P  8N
9  P cos 30  0
b Q  P sin 30  8  0
Q  2.80 N P  10.4 N
9  P cos 30  0
b Q  P sin 30  8  0
Q  2.80 N P  10.4 N
4 cos 45  P cos   7  0
4 sin 45  P sin   0 c   34.1 P  5.04 N
6 cos 45  2 cos 60  P sin   0
6 sin 45  2 sin 60  P cos   4  0
  58.7 P  3.80 N
P cos   8 sin 40  7 cos 35  0
P sin   7 sin 35  8 cos 40  0
  74.4 (allow 74.3) P  2.20 (allow 2.19)
9 cos 40  3  P cos   8 sin 20  0
P sin   9 sin 40  8 cos 20  0
  13.6 P  7.36
P cos 30  Q cos 45  8 cos 45  0
P sin 30  Q sin 45  8 sin 45  4  0
P  11.2 (3 s.f.) Q  5.73 (3 s.f.)
Q cos 60  P cos 60  5 sin 45  6 sin 45  0
P sin 60  Q sin 60  5 cos 45  6 cos 45  0
P  3.784 N Q  5.198 N
Q  10 sin 45  0
P  10 cos 45  0
P  7.07 N Q  7.07 N
Q  2 cos 60 6 sin 60  0
P  2 sin 60  6 cos 60  0
P  4.73 Q  4.20
8 sin 30  Q cos 30  0
P  Q sin 30  8 cos 30  0
P  9.24 N Q  4.62 N
8 cos 45  10 sin 30  Q  0
P  8 sin 45  10 cos 30  0
P  3.00 N Q  0.657 N
2  8 sin 30  P cos  0
4 8 cos 30  P sin   0
  26.0 P  6.68 N

Exercise 4C
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0.446
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b not limiting
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modelled as a particle.
a 11.9
b 6.40
0.601 (accept 0.6)
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b F  3.33, X  9.54
a 9.97 N down the plane
b 2.7 N
c   0.439
a and b X  44.8 (accept 44.7), R  51.3
F  22.1, T  102 (3 s.f.)
a T  3.87
b T  2.75
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Exercise 4D
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  52.6, T  24.7
a and b The weight of the particle is 80 N and the
tension in the second string is 69.3 N (3 s.f.).
a 6.93 (3 s.f.)
b 3.46 (3 s.f.)
a 43 (to nearest degree)
b 53 N (to nearest Newton)
a 138.2 (1 d.p.)
b 8.95 (2 d.p.)
T  17.3, S  21.3
R  20.7,   0.24 (2 s.f.)
  0.296 (3 s.f.)
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b The book was modelled as a particle.
a W  11.4
b R  13.9
2.2 (1 d.p.)
0.75 (2 d.p.)
0.262 (3 s.f.)
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Exercise 4B
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34.7 N
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b 0.762 kg
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b 55 g
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a F  19.6m, R  9.8m
b F  17m (3 s.f.), R  0
c P  11.2 (3 s.f.), Q  5.73 (3 s.f.)
13.9 N
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F  12.25, R  46.6 (3 s.f.)
P  20.4 (3 s.f), R  0.400

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c 0.279 (3 s.f.)
a R  88.3
b P  74.7
c resultant force 9 N down plane and box will move
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b 0.625
0.577 (3 s.f.)
0.399 (3 s.f.)
a 0.684 (3 s.f.)
b 2.33
c As 2.425 1.596 the ring is not in equilibrium.