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1.Two forces 3 and 4N act on a body of mass 5 Kg at right angles. The acceleration of the body is:
1. 7/3 ms⁻²
2. 1 ms⁻²
3. 1/5 ms⁻²
4. 5/7 ms⁻²
2.A and B are two unit vectors and θ is the angle between them. Then A + B is a unit vector if:
1. θ = π/3
2. θ = π/4
3. θ = π/2
4. θ = 2π/3
3.Two forces F and x acting at point have a resultant of √3 F and is perpendicular to F. Then the value of
x is:
1. √2 F
2. 3F
3. 2F
4. √3 F
4.Two forces \vec{F}_1 and \vec{F}_2 can be replaced by a single force of 5N. If |\vec{F}_1| = 2N, then
|\vec{F}_2| could possibly be:
1. 2N
2. 5N
3. 6N
4. 8N
5.Two forces 60N and 80N act on a body making angles of 30° and 120° respectively with x-axis. Find
their resultant force.
1. 70N
2. 140N
3. 100N
4. 20N
6.At what angle should the two forces 2P and √2P act so that the resultant force is √10 P?
1. 45°
2. 60°
3. 90°
4. 120°
7.The greatest and least resultant of two forces at a point are 29N and 5N respectively. If each force is
increased by 3N and applied at right angles to each particle, the new resultant force is
1. 35N
2. 25N
3. 5√33 N
4. 4√33 N
8. Two equal forces act at a point. The square of their resultant is three times their product. The angle
between those forces is:
1. 30°
2. 60°
3. 120°
4. 90°
9.The resultant of two forces of magnitudes 4 N and 3√2 N makes 90° with the smaller force. Then angle
between those two forces is:
1. 90°
2. 120°
3. 135°
4. 150°
10.Two forces whose magnitudes are in the ratio 3 : 5 give a resultant 35 N. When they act at an angle
of 60° to each other. Magnitudes of the two forces are:
1. 10 N, 25 N
2. 6 N, 10 N
3. 30 N, 50 N
4. 15 N, 25 N
11.(n-1) identical forces act simultaneously on a particle each making an angle of 2π/n with the
preceding one. The resultant is
1.F
2. 2F
3.F/2
4. zero
12.Two forces 4 N and P act at 120° with each other. If their resultant is at right angles to 4 N, the value
of P is
1. 4 N
2.6 N
3. 8 N
4.12 N
13.The resultant of two vectors u and v perpendicular to u and its magnitude is equal to half the
magnitude of v. The angle between u and v is:
1. 120°
2.210°
3.90°
4.60°
14.The resultant of two forces of equal magnitude is 1414N, when they are mutually perpendicular.
When the two vectors's are inclined to each other at 120°, the resultant force will be
1.1000N
2.1000√3 N
3.200√3 N
4.500N
15. 12 forces each equal to P act on a body. If each force makes an angle of 30° with the next one, the
resultant of all the forces is