M1: What is a Hinge in Moments?

Here is the question:
A uniform straight beam ABCD of length 6m and mass of 20kg, is attached to a fixed hinge at C, where AB=BC=CD.
What does it mean with the hinge part? thanks guys! =)

Reply 1

TenOfThem

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Original post by Delta, Δ

Here is the question:
A uniform straight beam ABCD of length 6m and mass of 20kg, is attached to a fixed hinge at C, where AB=BC=CD.
What does it mean with the hinge part? thanks guys! =)

A hinge is just a hinge - like on a door

Reply 2

username987675

18

It means the pivot, so where it turns from.

Reply 3

Delta, Δ

OP

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Original post by TenOfThem

A hinge is just a hinge - like on a door

Hello there,

So is it a support?

Reply 4

TenOfThem

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Original post by Delta, Δ

Hello there,

So is it a support?

No, A pivot :smile:

Reply 5

Liamnut

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Original post by Delta, Δ

Hello there,

So is it a support?

See post 3.

Reply 6

Delta, Δ

OP

7

So

Original post by Liamnut

See post 3.

Original post by TenOfThem

No, A pivot :smile:

Original post by k4l397

It means the pivot, so where it turns from.

So is this a pivot?

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=PX5WSZ5q-qoO9M&tbnid=Z6hKbS-KjpWN2M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fbitesize%2Fks3%2Fscience%2Fenergy_electricity_forces%2Fforces%2Frevision%2F8%2F&ei=K_wUU4-9DI-jhgeekYGABA&psig=AFQjCNHYdVRRJI5imPWlvKyqyWJLKEK8mg&ust=1393970584827359

It looks like a support to me?

Reply 7

Liamnut

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Original post by Delta, Δ

So

So is this a pivot?

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=PX5WSZ5q-qoO9M&tbnid=Z6hKbS-KjpWN2M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fbitesize%2Fks3%2Fscience%2Fenergy_electricity_forces%2Fforces%2Frevision%2F8%2F&ei=K_wUU4-9DI-jhgeekYGABA&psig=AFQjCNHYdVRRJI5imPWlvKyqyWJLKEK8mg&ust=1393970584827359

It looks like a support to me?

If you looked at the image properly you'd see it actually says pivot.

Reply 8

username987675

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Original post by Delta, Δ

So

So is this a pivot?

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=PX5WSZ5q-qoO9M&tbnid=Z6hKbS-KjpWN2M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fbitesize%2Fks3%2Fscience%2Fenergy_electricity_forces%2Fforces%2Frevision%2F8%2F&ei=K_wUU4-9DI-jhgeekYGABA&psig=AFQjCNHYdVRRJI5imPWlvKyqyWJLKEK8mg&ust=1393970584827359

It looks like a support to me?

Doesn't matter what you call it if it's not on a physics paper. The technical name is pivot but unless a question asks you to name it then it doesn't make a difference what you call it - I can only imagine them asking you this on a physics paper.

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