Torque - Static Equilibrium MCQ Practice_1

Find the tension in the support cable angled at 36o and the horizontal and vertical forces that the hinge exerts on the beam at the wall, given that a café’s outdoor sign weighing 216 N is affixed to the end of a uniform 156 N beam. A student is experimenting with a balance beam, as shown in the figure below. When a mass M is at a distance R from the fulcrum, the student needs to apply a downwards force F on the other end to keep the beam horizontal. If the student instead places a mass 2M at a distance 1/3 𝑅 from the fulcrum, what downwards force will he/she need to apply on the other end of the beam to keep the beam horizontal? A uniform plank of mass 40 kg and length 5 m is held up by two supports as shown below. The left support is attached to the left end of the plank and the right support is 3 m from the left end of the plank. What is the force exerted by the left support on the plank?