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3.6 Rigid Bodies (A-level only)

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Question 31

A uniform steel girder, ABABAB, has a length of 11 metres and a mass of 18 kilograms. The girder is supported in a horizontal position by a single pivot at point PPP, where AP=4AP = 4AP=4 metres. To maintain equilibrium, a ballast weight of W W\,W newtons is attached to the girder at end AAA.

a.

Determine the value of W W\,W in terms of ggg.

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b.

State how the assumption that the girder is uniform has been applied in your solution.

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3.6 Rigid Bodies (A-level only) Questions

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56 exam-style questions on OCR (MEI) A Level Maths 3.6 Rigid Bodies (A-level only), covering 3.6.1 Moment of a force (A-level only), 3.6.2 Equilibrium of a rigid body (A-level only), 3.6.3 Turning effect of forces (A-level only), and 3.6.4 Weight acting through a point (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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