Chapter 4 Answers

Exercise 4A

Exercise 4B

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a Q 5cos30 = 0
b P 5sin30 = 0
c Q = 4.33 N P = 2.5 N
a Q Pcos60 = 0
b Psin60 43 = 0
cQ=4N
P=8N
a 9 Pcos30 = 0
b Q + Psin30 8 = 0
c Q = 2.80 N P = 10.4 N
a 9 Pcos30 = 0
b Q + Psin30 8 = 0
c Q = 2.80 N P = 10.4 N
a 4cos45 + Pcos 7 = 0
b 4sin45 Psin = 0 c = 34.1 P = 5.04 N
a 6cos45 2cos60 Psin = 0
b 6sin45 + 2sin60 Pcos 4 = 0
c = 58.7 P = 3.80 N
a Pcos + 8sin40 7cos35 = 0
b Psin + 7sin35 8cos40 = 0
c = 74.4 (allow 74.3) P = 2.20 (allow 2.19)
a 9cos40 + 3 Pcos 8sin20 = 0
b Psin + 9sin40 8cos20 = 0
c = 13.6 P = 7.36
a Pcos30 Qcos 45 8cos45 = 0
b Psin 30 + Qsin45 8sin45 4 = 0
c P = 11.2 (3 s.f.) Q = 5.73 (3 s.f.)
a Qcos60 Pcos 60 + 5sin45 6sin45 = 0
b Psin 60 + Qsin60 5cos45 6cos45 = 0
c P = 3.784 N Q = 5.198 N
a Q 10sin45 = 0
b P 10cos45 = 0
c P = 7.07 N Q = 7.07 N
a Q + 2cos60 6sin60 = 0
b P 2sin60 6cos60 = 0
c P = 4.73 Q = 4.20
a 8sin30 Qcos30 = 0
b P Qsin30 8cos30 = 0
c P = 9.24 N Q = 4.62 N
a 8cos45 10sin30 Q = 0
b P + 8sin45 10cos30 = 0
c P = 3.00 N Q = 0.657 N
a 2 + 8sin30 Pcos = 0
b 4 8cos30 + Psin = 0
c = 26.0 P = 6.68 N

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34.7 N
a 20 N
b 1.77
14.4
S = 30.4 or 30.5, T = 43.0
a 5.46 N
b 0.762 kg
a 1.46
b 55g
a3N
b2N
a 2.6
b 4.4
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
39.2
37.2 N (3 s.f.)
F = 12.25, R = 46.6 (3 s.f.)
P= 20.4 (3 s.f), R = 0.400

Exercise 4C
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0.446
0.123
a 1.5 N
b not limiting
a 40
b The assumption is that the crate and books may be
modelled as a particle.
5 a 11.9
b 6.40
6 0.601 (accept 0.6)
7 a 13.3
b F = 3.33, X = 9.54
8 a 9.97 N down the plane b 22.7 N
c 0.439
9 a and b X = 44.8 (accept 44.7), R = 51.3
10 F = 22.1, T = 102 (3 s.f.)
11 a T = 3.87
b T = 2.75
12 0.758
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

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R= 20.7, = 0.24 (2 s.f.)

= 0.296 (3 s.f.)
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a 0.577
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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b 40.46
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
11.0
cos sin
cos sin
a 15.7 (3 s.f.) b 0.625
0.577 (3 s.f.)
0.399 (3 s.f.)
a 0.684 (3 s.f.) b 2.33
As 2.425 > 1.596 the ring is not in equilibrium.