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Topic Name: 1.1 System of Coplanar Forces
1] Four concurrent forces act at a point as shown. Find their resultant. (Dec. 2014) [ Ans: R=
94.28N, θ = 72.8o ]
2] Find the force F4 , So as to give the resultant of the force system shown below. (Dec. 2016)
[ Ans: F4 = 961.62N, θ= 39.57o]
Fig: 1 Fig:2
3] A force R = 25N has components Fa , Fb and Fc as shown in fig. If Fc = 20N . Find Fa and Fb.
(Dec. 2007) [Ans: Fa= 33.9 N, Fb = 35.03N]
4] Five concurrent coplanar forces act on a body as shown in fig. Find the forces P and Q such
that the resultant of the five forces is zero. (Dec. 2009; May 2013) [Ans: P= 81 N, Q= 10.64]
Fig:3 Fig: 4
5] Three coplanar forces act at a point on a bracket as shown. Determine the value of the angle α
such that the resultant of the three forces will be vertical. Also find the magnitude of the resultant.
[Ans: α= 36.87o, R=80N (Downward)]
6] Find resultant of two forces P and Q act on bolt A. [Ans: R= 97.73N , 35.04o ]
Fig: 5 Fig:6
7] Find out the magnitude of the force P4 and the direction of force P3 if the resultant of four
coplanar concurrent forces P1, P2, P3, P4 as shown in fig. is zero. [Ans: P4= 2.84 kN, θ= 3.16o]
8] Find force F4 completely so as to give the resultant of the system of forces as shown in the
sketch. [Ans: F4= 961.73N , θ= 39.57o]
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Fig: 7 Fig: 8
9] Determine the magnitude and direction of force F1 and F2. When the Resultant of given force
system is found to be 800 N along positive X axis. [Ans: F1= 527.2N, F2= 1161.1N]
10] For the system shown , Determine: i) The required value of α if resultant of three forces is to
be vertical. ii) The corresponding magnitude of resultant. (Dec. 2008) [Ans: α= 21.73o, R=
228.83N Downward]
Fig: 9 Fig: 10
11] Find resultant of the force system. (Dec. 2012) [Ans: R= 18.83N, θ= 57.67o]
12] Two concurrent forces P and Q at O such that their resultant acts along x- axis . Determine the
magnitude of Q and hence the resultant. (May 2017) [Ans: Q= 300N, R= 595.69N ]
Fig: 11 Fig: 12
13] Three concurrent forces P= 150N ,Q= 250N and S= 300N are acting at 120 o with each other.
Determine their resultant force magnitude and direction with respect to P. What is their
equilibrant? (Dec. 2015) [Ans: E= 132.28N]
14] Determine the resultant of the forces acting as given in figure below . Find the angle which the
resultant makes with the positive X axis. (May 2016)
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[Ans: θ= 30.45o]
Fig: 14
15] Determine resultant of the following parallel forces and locate w.r.t ‘O’ radius is 1 m. [Ans:
R= 80N d= 2.078m]
16] Find the moment of resultant of following force system. (Dec. 2017) (5 Marks) [Ans: 2300N-
m Anticlockwise]
Fig: 15 Fig: 16
17] a) Replace the following force system by a force. C1= 8 Nm, C2= 65 Nm, C3= 90 Nm.
b) Replace the above force system by a equivalent force couple system at O. [Ans: a) R= 80N
d= 2.375m, b) R= 80N , C= 190 Nm]
18] A force of 200N acting on a bracket as shown in fig. Determine an equivalent force and couple
at A. [Ans: 166.6 Nm anticlockwise]
Fig: 17 Fig: 18
19] Resolve the force F= 900N acting at B as shown in fig. into i) Parallel component at O and A.
ii) A couple and the force at O. [Ans: i) O= 1800N, A= 2700N ii) R= 900N, Mo= 2700Nm
Clockwise]
20] Determine the resultant of the following system of parallel forces. [Ans: R= 300N, d= 9.25m]
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Fig: 19 Fig: 20
21] Replace the force system acting on a bar as shown in fig. below by a single force. [Ans: R=
55kN, d= 3.64cm]
22]The parallel force system of 5 forces shown in fig. is required to reduce to a force and a couple
at a point P. Determine R and M at Point P. [Ans: R= 31N, M= 10.5kN-m]
Fig: 21 Fig: 22
23] The resultant of the three forces shown in fig. and other two forces. P and Q acting at A and B
is a couple of magnitude 120 kN-m clockwise. Determine the forces P and Q. [Ans: P=29kN, Q=
16kN]
24] Find the resultant of the force system acting on a body OABC, shown in fig, Also find the
points where the resultant will cut the X and Y axis. What is the distance of resultant from O. (
Dec. 2010) [Ans: R= 10kN, X= -3.33m,Y= +2.5m]
Fig: 23 Fig: 24
25]Find the resultant of the following force system. Radius = 2.5m [Ans: R= 141.81N, X= -
1.74m, θ= 39.9o]
26] Replace the loading on the frame by a force and moment at point A. (May 2009) [Ans: R=
921.95N, θ= 77.47o, C= 3200 Nm]
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Fig: 25 Fig: 26
27] Four forces and a couple are acting on a plate as shown in fig. Determine the resultant force
and locate it with respect to point A. (Dec. 2015) [R=305.28N, θ= 31.6o, X= 0.475m, Y= 0.292m,
D= 0.248m]
28] Replace the system of forces and couples by a single force and locate the point on the X- axis
through which the line of action of the resultant passes. (Dec. 2012) [Ans: R= 21.96N, X= 6.73m
θ= 45.8o]
Fig: 27 Fig: 28
29] Find the resultant of the force system acting on a body OABC as shown in Fig, Also find the
points where the resultant will cut the X and Y axis. [Ans: R= 2013.95N, X= 0.387m, Y= 0.666,
θ= 59.86o]
30] Determine the resultant of the system of forces shown in fig. Locate the point where the
resultant cuts the base AB. (Dec. 2009) [Ans: R= 131.14N, θ= 31.38o, X= 10.82m (right of A)]
Fig: 29 Fig: 30
31] Find out resultant of given (lever) force system w.r.t. ‘B’. Take BD= 40 cm. (Dec. 2017, May
2013) (8 Marks) [Ans: R= 203.86N, X= 2.96cm , Y= 2.93cm, θ= 44.66o]
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32] A system of forces acting on a bell vrank as shown . Setermine the magnitude, direction and
the point of application of the resultant w.r.t. ‘O’. (Dec. 2008, May 2014) [Ans: R= 2671.89N,
X= 141.19mm, θ= 80.31o]
Fig: 30 Fig: 31
33] A machine part is subjected to forces as shown . Find the resultant od force in magnitude and
direction. Also locate the point where resultant cuts the centre line of the bar AB. (Dec. 2016) (6
Marks) [Ans: R= 15.81kN, θ= 71.56o, d=0.992m
34] Find the resultant of coplanar force system given and locate the same on AB with due
consideration to the applied moment. ( Dec. 2011) [Ans: R= 510.78N, θ= 66.95o]
Fig: 33 Fig: 34
35] Resolve a system of forces shown in fig. into a force and couple at point ‘A’. (Dec. 2007)
[Ans: R= 272.03N, C= 160Nm, θ= 72.89o]
36] Find fourth force (F4) completely so as to give the resultant of the system of force as shown
in figure. (May 2018) (4 marks)
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Fig: 35 Fig: 36
37] A dam is subjected to three forces a shown in fig. Determine the single equivalent force and
locate its point of intersection with base AD. (May 2018) (6 marks)
38] In the rocket arm shown in fig. the moment of ‘F’ about ‘O’ balances that P= 250N Find ‘F’.
(May 2017) (4 Marks)
Fig: 37 Fig: 38
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