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A hanging basket is held at rest by a horizontal wire and a rope.

The Figure shows the arrangement.

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The weight of the basket is 40 N.

Ignore the weight of the wire and the rope.

a.

Three forces act at point X.

Explain why the three forces can be represented by a closed triangle of vectors.

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b.

Draw a scale vector diagram to determine the tension in the rope and the tension in the horizontal wire.

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c.

The rope is moved so that it makes an angle of 45∘45^{\circ}45∘ with the horizontal. The horizontal wire stays horizontal.

Explain what happens to the tension in the rope.

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9.1 Forces and vectors Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /9.1 Forces and vectors

93 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 9.1 Forces and vectors, covering 9.1.1 Interactions and types of force, 9.1.2 Vector and scalar quantities, and 9.1.3 Vector diagrams and free body diagrams. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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