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Hello, does anyone know how to answer this question?:

"The diagram shows tge forces acting on a light rod. Given that the resultant moment acting about Q is twice the resultant acting about P, and that both act in the clockwise direction, work out the value of F."

I can't send the picture but it is question 5 on resultant moment in year 2 practice book a level maths (pearson edexcel).

I'll be appreciated if someone can solve my problem 😅
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Original post by FizzNeedsHelp
Hello, does anyone know how to answer this question?:

"The diagram shows tge forces acting on a light rod. Given that the resultant moment acting about Q is twice the resultant acting about P, and that both act in the clockwise direction, work out the value of F."

I can't send the picture but it is question 5 on resultant moment in year 2 practice book a level maths (pearson edexcel).

I'll be appreciated if someone can solve my problem 😅

Just calculate both moments and set one equal to twice the other and solve for F.
Wow thx! Got 23/6 as the answer :smile:
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Original post by FizzNeedsHelp
Wow thx! Got 23/6 as the answer :smile:

Sounds good. As a 3 marker, youd expect that its not going to be too complex, so set up an equation and solving for F.

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