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8 A Man Uses A Uniform Plank To Lift A Block

A man uses a plank to lift a block that weighs 1200 N. The plank is 3 m long and held horizontally with one end acting as the pivot point 0.75 m from the block. The block exerts a clockwise moment on the plank, while the man exerts a counter-clockwise moment. Using the equation for moment, the block's moment is calculated as 900 Nm and the man must exert a force of 200 N on the plank to balance the moments.

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8 A Man Uses A Uniform Plank To Lift A Block

A man uses a plank to lift a block that weighs 1200 N. The plank is 3 m long and held horizontally with one end acting as the pivot point 0.75 m from the block. The block exerts a clockwise moment on the plank, while the man exerts a counter-clockwise moment. Using the equation for moment, the block's moment is calculated as 900 Nm and the man must exert a force of 200 N on the plank to balance the moments.

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8 A man uses a uniform plank to lift a block.

He holds the plank horizontal.

block

0.75 m
200 N
1200 N
length of plank
3m

The arrows on the diagram represent three forces on the plank.


(a) Complete the table to identify the missing force.
(1)

Force Name of force

F force of man pushing down on the plank

1200 N weight of block

200 N

(b) (i) State the equation linking moment, force and perpendicular distance from the pivot.
(1)

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(ii) Calculate the clockwise moment of the block about the pivot.
(2)

moment = ........................................ Nm
(c) Calculate the force of the man pushing down on the plank.
(4)

force = ........................................ N

(Total for Question 8 = 8 marks)

TOTAL FOR PAPER = 60 MARKS

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