Question 9: What type of equilibrium is guaranteed by each condition of equilibrium? Answer Each of the two conditions of equilibrium is necessary but not…
Question 8: What is mechanical equilibrium? Explain different types of (mechanical) equilibrium. Answer Mechanical Equilibrium It is the state of a body in which under…
Question 10: A central force is one that is always directed towards the same point. Can a central force give rise to a torque about…
Question 9: Explain the warning, ‘never use a long wrench to tighten a small bolt’. Answer When we tighten (or loosen) a bolt with a…
Question 8: To open a door that has the handle on the right and the hinges on the left a torque must be applied. Is…
Question 7: Why a particle experiencing only one force cannot be in equilibrium? Answer In case a body to be in equilibrium, we know one…
Question 6: Suppose you are given a known non-zero vector A. The scalar product of A with an unknown vector B is zero. Likewise, the…
Question 5: A and B are two non-zero vectors. (a) How can their scalar product be zero? And (b) how can their vector product be…
Question 4: Can the scalar product of two vectors be negative? Provide a proof and give an example Answer Yes, the scalar product of two…
Question 3: What units are associated with unit vectors, î, ĵ and k̂? Answer Unit vectors have no units. It just specifies the direction along…