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Re: ALL CIE PHYSICS DOUBTS HERE !!!
« Reply #60 on: October 17, 2010, 01:18:32 pm »
Do you mind to explain how you got your answers ???

b)(iii) It's not necessary that resultant is zero. The frictional force between the bed and the body of the skier may be greater or equal to the horizontal force.

@ ashish : Weight cannot be the answer since the latter acts vertically downwards ans will have no horizontal component  ;)

yeah you are right but are my answers right?

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Re: ALL CIE PHYSICS DOUBTS HERE !!!
« Reply #61 on: October 17, 2010, 01:52:15 pm »
yeah you are right but are my answers right?

Am not sure about it myself :-\

Let horizontal component of the tension be TH and the vertical component to be TV while T is the tension in the string.

Since the system is in equilibrium,  TV = 8(9.81) -----> T x sin 40 = 8(9.81)
Therefore the tension in the string is 8(9.81)/sin 40 = 122 N

Horizontal component will be TH =  T x cos 40 = 122 x cos 40 = 93.5 N

I have a feeling I made a mistake somewhere but can't really find out where :-[
Can anyone confirm the answer ???
« Last Edit: October 17, 2010, 01:55:58 pm by Deadly_king »

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« Reply #62 on: October 17, 2010, 02:15:26 pm »
I got the same answers as Deadly king for the first and second part.

3rd one I'm not sure of either  :-\

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Re: ALL CIE PHYSICS DOUBTS HERE !!!
« Reply #63 on: October 17, 2010, 02:34:21 pm »
I got the same answers as Deadly king for the first and second part.

3rd one I'm not sure of either  :-\

Alright then.

For the third one, am pretty sure both answers(mine and Asif) will be accepted.

But I'll prefer mine since the question has not stated that the system is in limiting equilibrium. If that was the case, then asif's answer would have been best. ;)

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Re: ALL CIE PHYSICS DOUBTS HERE !!!
« Reply #64 on: October 17, 2010, 02:44:17 pm »
Am not sure about it myself :-\

Let horizontal component of the tension be TH and the vertical component to be TV while T is the tension in the string.

Since the system is in equilibrium,  TV = 8(9.81) -----> T x sin 40 = 8(9.81)
Therefore the tension in the string is 8(9.81)/sin 40 = 122 N

Horizontal component will be TH =  T x cos 40 = 122 x cos 40 = 93.5 N

I have a feeling I made a mistake somewhere but can't really find out where :-[
Can anyone confirm the answer ???

i have a doubt, the 122 N will be the tension in the inclined string  which will cause the upward lift?

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« Reply #65 on: October 17, 2010, 02:52:12 pm »
i have a doubt, the 122 N will be the tension in the inclined string  which will cause the upward lift?


I don't think the upward lift is applied here.

The tension along the whole piece of string will be the same. (122 N)

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« Reply #66 on: October 17, 2010, 09:38:11 pm »
hey guys !! =]
do you have any advice on how to prepare for the practical paper 3 ?? and could someone please explain to me an easy way to find uncertainties ??
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« Reply #67 on: October 18, 2010, 03:43:54 am »
I don't think the upward lift is applied here.

The tension along the whole piece of string will be the same. (122 N)

hey deadly i kept on thinking on it ,the tension in the string cannot be 122N throughout it has to be 9.81*8 !
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Re: ALL CIE PHYSICS DOUBTS HERE !!!
« Reply #68 on: October 18, 2010, 11:09:21 am »
Do you mind to explain how you got your answers ???

b)(iii) It's not necessary that resultant is zero. The frictional force between the bed and the body of the skier may be greater or equal to the horizontal force.

@ ashish : Weight cannot be the answer since the latter acts vertically downwards ans will have no horizontal component  ;)

DK  :D frictional force cannot be greater than the horizontal force,if it was greater than the body will start to move to the left ::) .But u can still say that this is not the maximum frictional force that the bed can apply on the body because the question did not said that  the body is in limiting equilibrium so if horizontal force increase than the frictional force will increase.
Since the body did not move(i.e. in equilibrium) that means frictional force=horizontal force
I hope u understood what i said :)
« Last Edit: October 18, 2010, 11:16:39 am by asiftasfiq93 »


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« Reply #69 on: October 18, 2010, 11:13:16 am »
Limiting friction is greater than the horizontal force. Friction can take any value from 0 to uR.

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« Reply #70 on: October 18, 2010, 11:20:03 am »
Limiting friction is greater than the horizontal force. Friction can take any value from 0 to uR.

yes this is what i meant to say  :D

So when an object is in equilibrium,the frictional force will take a value equal to the horizontal force ;)


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« Reply #71 on: October 18, 2010, 11:21:53 am »
yes this is what i meant to say  :D

So when an object is in equilibrium,the frictional force will take a value equal to the horizontal force ;)

Bingo :P

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« Reply #72 on: October 18, 2010, 11:45:13 am »
OK, I think this is slightly harder than the previous ones that I am struggling with.  I know that the tension is the same all round the system, but I don't know which directions each one are (could someone draw the arrows to show them, thanks!)

My (wrong) answers:

a) For equlibrium to be achieved, forces are balanced, zero resultant.

b) i) 141N

    ii) 131N

    iii) No idea!  Difference is not 0N, I'm stuck!

Many thanks in advance!
DK here is the working :)

b)i and ii


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Re: ALL CIE PHYSICS DOUBTS HERE !!!
« Reply #73 on: October 18, 2010, 12:45:30 pm »
yes this is what i meant to say  :D

So when an object is in equilibrium,the frictional force will take a value equal to the horizontal force ;)

Understood you perfectly br0 ;)

I had the same thinking in mind but i think i misplaced my words. When I said frictional force is greater than the tension, I was referring to the maximum constant value that the friction may reach ;)

By the way good job :D
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« Reply #74 on: October 18, 2010, 02:42:22 pm »
DK here is the working :)

b)i and ii

nice work thought i posted the same working check my post , lol the answer was simple it was just that i didn't concentrate .... EXAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMs ss :-\
« Last Edit: October 18, 2010, 02:51:44 pm by ashish »