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Forces and equilibrium

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12 past-paper questions on Forces and equilibrium

  • 9709/42 · May/June 20248 marks

    A particle of mass 0.8kg lies on a rough plane which is inclined at an angle of 28° to the horizontal. The particle is kept in…

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  • 9709/41 · October/November 20246 marks

    A particle of mass 1.2kg is placed on a rough plane which is inclined at an angle θ to the horizontal, where sin θ = 3/25. The…

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  • 9709/42 · May/June 20246 marks

    Four coplanar forces of magnitude PN, 10N, 16N and 2N act at a point in the directions shown in the diagram. It is given that the…

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  • 9709/41 · May/June 20245 marks

    (b) Given instead that F = 10, find the magnitude and direction of the resultant force.

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  • 9709/41 · May/June 20255 marks

    Two particles, P and Q, of masses 0.3 kg and 0.6kg respectively, are attached to the ends of a light inextensible string. The…

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  • 9709/42 · May/June 20254 marks

    A particle P of mass mkg is attached to one end of a light inextensible string of length 2.6 m. The other end of the string is…

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  • 9709/41 · May/June 20254 marks

    Three coplanar forces of magnitudes PN, 5N and 10N act at a point O, as shown in the diagram. The resultant of the three forces…

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  • 9709/42 · October/November 20244 marks

    Find the value of θ and the tension in the string BQ.

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  • 9709/42 · May/June 20254 marks

    Find the coefficient of friction between A and the inclined plane.

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  • 9709/41 · October/November 20244 marks

    Coplanar forces of magnitudes 52N, 39N and PN act at a point in the directions shown in the diagram. The system is in…

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  • 9709/42 · October/November 20243 marks

    Find the value of the constant resistance to motion acting on the cyclist.

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  • 9709/42 · May/June 20253 marks

    Find the tensions in each of the strings.

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