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A 5.0-meter-long plank rests upon a fulcrum (pivot/midpoint). On one end of the plank, there is a 4.0 kg backpack, while on the opposite end, there is a 1.5 kg lunchbox. In order to maintain equilibrium on the plank, determine the distance at which a 2.5 kg rat should be positioned to the left of the plank's midpoint.
A clamp is designed to secure a lightweight metal tube. When both the finger and the thumb are applied with equal forces of FF=FT=12.0 N, calculate the resulting force that the clamp's ends exert on the metal tube.
The effort needed to pull a stopper from a bottle's neck varies between 300 and 500 N. Determine the range of forces F needed to uncork a bottle using the lever-based opener.
Determine the normal force exerted by the ground on the rear tires at point A and the vertical load transmitted through the hitch at point B of a tractor, which has a 2400-kg freight container secured at hitch point B.
A banner weighing 6.2 kg is suspended from a horizontal beam extending from the front wall of a building. The banner is attached 2.3 m away from the beam connection to the building. Determine the torque exerted by the banner about the point where the beam joins the building.
A beam extends horizontally from the front of a store, and a 6.2-kg banner is suspended from it, 2.3 m from where the beam is attached to the building. There must be opposing torque to prevent the beam from tipping due to the banner's weight. What provides this balancing torque?
