Answer:
Explanation:
= Force on one side of the door by first waiter = 257 N
= Force on other side of the door by second waiter
= distance of first force by first waiter from hinge = 0.567 m
= distance of second force by second waiter from hinge = 0.529 m
Since the door does not move. hence the door is in equilibrium
Using equilibrium of torque by force applied by each waiter
Answer:
Explanation:
In order to solve this problem we need to make a free body diagram of the book and the forces that interact on it. In the picture below you can see the free body diagram with these forces.
The person holding the book is compressing it with his hands, thus exerting a couple of forces of equal magnitude and opposite direction with value F.
Now the key to solving this problem is to analyze the equilibrium condition (Newton's third law) on the x & y axes.
To find the weight of the book we simply multiply the mass of the book by gravity.
W = m*g
W = 1.3[kg] * 9.81[m/s^2]
W = 12.75 [N]
