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9.1 Forces and vectors

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Question 3

A mobile stage platform is stationary on a level floor. Its weight is 400 N. The floor exerts a normal contact force of 300 N upwards and a frictional force of 100 N to the left. A cable pulls the platform diagonally upwards and to the right. What are the horizontal and vertical components of the force exerted by the cable?

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Horizontal component 100 N100\ \mathrm{N}100 N to the right; vertical component 300 N300\ \mathrm{N}300 N upwards

B

Horizontal component 300 N300\ \mathrm{N}300 N to the right; vertical component 100 N100\ \mathrm{N}100 N upwards

C

Horizontal component 100 N100\ \mathrm{N}100 N to the right; vertical component 400 N400\ \mathrm{N}400 N upwards

D

Horizontal component 100 N100\ \mathrm{N}100 N to the right; vertical component 100 N100\ \mathrm{N}100 N upwards

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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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