Hi, This question attached is really confusing me. Why on earth is the vertical force exerted by the rod 60N?? It is really confusing me? And the tension question too?? I've tried it but not got to either conclusions correctly! Thanks.
Update I have got part b but part a is the one I do not understand.
Hi, This question attached is really confusing me. Why on earth is the vertical force exerted by the rod 60N?? It is really confusing me? And the tension question too?? I've tried it but not got to either conclusions correctly! Thanks.
Take moments about the point where the rod meets the wall, so that the unknown reaction force isn't required.
Call the length of the rod L.
The weight of the sign acts at a distance L/2, so its moment is L/2 * 120.
The vertical component of the tension has a moment equal to L * Tsin(30), where Tsin(30) is the the vertical force. To simplify this, you could call this F, but you will need Tsin(30) for part B.
Take moments about the point where the rod meets the wall, so that the unknown reaction force isn't required.
Call the length of the rod L.
The weight of the sign acts at a distance L/2, so its moment is L/2 * 120.
The vertical component of the tension has a moment equal to L * Tsin(30), where Tsin(30) is the the vertical force. To simplify this, you could call this F, but you will need Tsin(30) for part B.
Moment clockwise = moment anticlockwise.
So to get this right, the clockwise moment is given by L/2 * 120, ok. How does this help me find the other moment?
So to get this right, the clockwise moment is given by L/2 * 120, ok. How does this help me find the other moment?
The other force on the diagram is the tension. Resolve it into vertical and horizontal components using sin and cos; only the vertical component will have a moment about the chosen point.
The other force on the diagram is the tension. Resolve it into vertical and horizontal components using sin and cos; only the vertical component will have a moment about the chosen point.
Great! So the two forces on the diagrams must be equal?
The vertical tension must equal the weight?
If this is right, then I have solved it! Hopefully!
Unfortunately there are also reaction forces against the wall. You have to use your moments equation to find T, as I said above... 1/2 * 120 = T sin(30).
Unfortunately there are also reaction forces against the wall. You have to use your moments equation to find T, as I said above... 1/2 * 120 = T sin(30).
T would still be 120N. Oh I already calculated that. It was only a) that I was struggling at.
OHHHH. So you calculate the tension first, then use that to find the vertical component???
There are three forces involved. For equilibrium, they must all pass through the same point.
The three forces are the tension, the weight, and the reaction at the point where the rod meets the wall.
Are you okay with the first part now?
That's really got me stuck. The weight is down, the tension is at the angle, but where does the third one go? I am so stuck it's unbelieveable. I'm really urging myself not to look at the mark scheme!
That's really got me stuck. The weight is down, the tension is at the angle, but where does the third one go? I am so stuck it's unbelieveable. I'm really urging myself not to look at the mark scheme!
Extend the arrow for weight until it passes through the arrow for tension.
You know that the reaction force must pass through the point where the rod meets the wall.