GROUP #4 Members: MADERAZO, Don Gilson L. MALENAB, Xyza S. MANGAHAS, Margarita Ysabel S. MATUTE, Cara Camille M.

MILLARES, Emilyn D. PADUA, John Acener C.

Section: 2A MT

Date Performed: July 21, 2011 Date Submitted: July 28, 2011

EXPERIMENT # 4: RESULTANT and EQUILIBRANT FORCES Abstract: The experiment seeks to find the resultant and equilibrant forces of three forces with different directions and magnitudes acting upon an object, which is a washer. The washer was applied with three forces using an inelastic string tied in it. The washer was placed in a force table with the strings attached to a pulley, and at the end of the strings were weights with different masses. Due to those varying forces by the masses of the weights, the washer would move to the direction where there is higher force, so one focus of the experiment is to place the washer in the middle of the force table, with balanced force acting on it and is at equilibrium. From the force table, the directions of the vectors are indicated, and from the weights, the masses could be taken. Lastly, the force can be computed from the mass of the weights. Questions & Answers: 1. Differentiate the resultant and equilibrant of two forces. The resultant force is the sum of all the forces on a system and is determined by the component method through the Pythagorean Theorem. While, the equilibrant force produces equilibrium in all the forces in a system. This means that when the forces and the equilibrant force are combined, the resultant force will result to a zero force. Moreover, the equilibrant force is always equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the resultant force. Therefore, in order to determine the equilibrant force, the resultant force must first be determined. 2. If three concurrent forces are in equilibrium, what is the relation between any one of the three forces and the resultant of the other two forces? When three forces (A, B, and C) are in equilibrium with each other, and the resultant force of the two (A and B) of them is taken, it will produce a force that is opposite or negative of the other one (C). This means that the other force (C) is the equilibrant force of the other two (A and B).

3. If two forces with the same magnitude were exactly in opposite directions, what is the magnitude and direction of their resultant? What is the magnitude and direction of their equilibrant? If two forces having the same magnitude are in opposite directions, the magnitude of their resultant would be 0.0 N and direction would also be 0. And since, the resultant force is 0.0 N at 0, the equilibrant force would be 0.0 N at 0.

4. Use the component method to find the magnitude and direction of the resultant of the following forces: A= 2000.0N at 0* B= 1500.0N at 60* C= 1000.0N at 150* D= 3800.0N at 225*

X FA FB FC FD 2000.0 N cos 0 = 2000.0 N 1500.0 N cos 60 = 750.0 N 1000.0 N cos 150 = -866.0 N 3800.0 N cos 225 = -2687.0 N

Y 2000.0 N sin 0 = 0.0 N 1500.0 N sin 60 = 1299.0 N 1000.0 N sin 150 = 500.0 N 3800.0 N sin 225 = -2687.0 N

Resultant 1197.2 N

Direction 48 + 180 = 228

FABCD Resultant:
ABCD

-803.0 N

-888.0 N

Direction:

5. A body weighing 100.0N is suspended by a rope. A second rope attached to the body is drawn aside horizontally until suspended rope makes an angle of 30* with vertical. Find the tension in each rope. T1 at 120 T2 at 0 W (weight) at 270= -100.0 N

T1y T1x

T1

120 0

T2 T2x

100 N

T2y

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