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UNIVERSITEIT VAN JOHANNESBURG

UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG

FACULTY OF SCIENCE
FAKULTEIT NATUURWETENSKAPPE

Applied Mathematics/Toegepaste Wiskunde


APK Campus/Kampus
APM1A10 INTRODUCTION TO STATICS/
APM1A10 INLEIDING TOT STATIKA
11 MAY 2010 / 11 MEI 2010

EXAMINER PROF CM VILLET


EKSAMINATOR

SECOND EXAMINER DR JSC PRENTICE


TWEEDE EKSAMINATOR

TIME 2 HOURS 30 MINUTES MARKS 60


TYD 2 UUR 30 MINUTE PUNTE 60

Please read the following instructions carefully:


Lees die volgende instruksies sorgvuldig deur:

1. Answer all the questions.


Beantwoord al die vrae.

2. Pocket calculators are permitted.


Sakrekenaars word toegelaat.

3. Symbols have their usual meaning.


Simbole het hul gewone betekenis.

4. This paper consists of 4 pages including this one.


Hierdie vraestel bestaan uit 4 bladsye, hierdie een ingesluit.

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COURSE: APM1A10 KURSUS: APM1A10
TIME: 2 12 HOURS TYD: 2 21 URE
MARKS: 60 PUNTE: 60

QUESTION 1 VRAAG 1

(a) Three cables are used to support a lamp (a) Drie kabels word gebruik om ’n lamp (gewig
(weight 100 N). Determine the tension in each 100 N) te ondersteun. Bepaal die trekkrag in
cable. (10) elke kabel. (10)

(b) The weight of blocks A and B are W and (b) Die gewigte van blokke A en B is respek-
4W respectively. The rope that links the two tiewelik W en 4W . Die toutjie wat die twee
blocks goes over a smooth pulley at C. If the blokke verbind, gaan by C oor ’n gladde katrol.
coefficient of friction between all the surfaces As die wrywingskoëffisiënt tussen al die vlakke
is 21 , calculate the magnitude of force F (as a 1
2
is, bereken die grootte van die krag F (as ’n
multiple of W ) necessary to make block A just veelvoud van W ) wat nodig is om blok A net na
move to the right. (10) regs te laat beweeg. (10)

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COURSE: APM1A10 KURSUS: APM1A10
TIME: 2 12 HOURS TYD: 2 21 URE
MARKS: 60 PUNTE: 60

QUESTION 2 VRAAG 2

(a) A sphere, radius a and weight W , rests on (a) ’n Bol, straal a en gewig W , rus op ’n gladde
a smooth surface that forms an angle of 45◦ vlak wat ’n hoek van 45◦ met die horisontaal
with the horizontal. A rope of length 2a, the maak. ’n Toutjie van lengte 2a waarvan die een
one point of which is tied to the surface of the punt aan die boloppervlak en die ander punt
sphere and the other point of which is tied to aan die hellende vlak verbind is, hou die bol in
the inclined surface, holds the sphere in posi- posisie. Bereken die hoek wat die tou met die
tion. Calculate the angle that the rope forms hellende vlak maak en vind die spanning in die
with the inclined surface as well as the tension tou. (8)
in the rope. (8)

(b) The uniform concrete beam (weight W ) is (b) Die uniforme betonbalk (gewig W ) getoon
lowered slowly with the help of two cables which word stadig laat sak met behulp van twee ka-
are respectively fixed to the cable at A and B. bels wat respektiewelik by A en B aan die balk
Each of the cables can yield a maximum tensile vasgemaak is. Die breekkrag van beide kabels
force of 4W . is 4W .
(i) Will the cables resist the weight, and if not, (i) Sal die kabels hou, en indien nie, watter een
which one will break first? sal eerste breek?
(ii) If a cable breaks, at which stage will this (ii) Indien ’n kabel breek, op watter stadium sal
happen? (12) dit gebeur? (12)

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COURSE: APM1A10 KURSUS: APM1A10
TIME: 2 12 HOURS TYD: 2 21 URE
MARKS: 60 PUNTE: 60

VRAAG 3 QUESTION 3

The 10-m pole is acted upon by a 7 kN force ’n Krag van 7 kN werk op ’n 10m-paal soos in
as shown. It is supported by a ball and socket die figuur getoon. Die paal word gesteun deur
at A and by the two cables BD and BE. ’n bal-en-potjie skarnier by A en deur die twee
Neglecting the weight of the pole, determine kabels BD en BE. Die gewig van die paal is
the tension in each cable and the magnitude of ignoreerbaar. Bereken die kragte in die twee
the reaction at A. kabels sowel as die grootte van die reaksie by
A.

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