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A uniform rectangular plate has side length l and 2l. The plate lies in x- y plane with its centre at origin and sides parallel to x- and y-axes. The moment of inertia of the plate about an axis passing through a vertex (say A) perpendicular to the plane of the figure is I0. Now the axis is shifted parallel to itself so that moment of inertia about it remains I0. Write the locus of point of intersection of the axis with x- y plane.
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Important Questions on Rigid Body Dynamics: Part 1

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A beam of weight W supports a block of weight W. The length of the beam is L and weight is at a distance L/4 from the left end of the beam. The beam rests on two rigid supports at its ends. Find the reactions of the supports.

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A uniform rod of length l and mass m is hung from two strings of equal length from a ceiling as shown in figure. Determine the tensions in the strings.

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A uniform rod is made to lean between a rough vertical wall and the ground. The coefficient of friction between the rod and the ground is μ1 and between the rod and the wall is μ2. Find the angle at which the rod can be leaned without slipping.
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A uniform ladder of mass 10kg leans against a smooth vertical wall making an angle of 53° with it. The other end rests on a rough horizontal floor. Find the normal force and the friction force that the floor exerts on the ladder.
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A uniform ladder having length 10.0 m and mass 24 kg is resting against a vertical wall making an angle of 53° with it. The vertical wall is smooth but the ground surface is rough. A painter weighing 75 kg climbs up the ladder. If he stays on the ladder at a point 2 m from the upper end, what will be the normal force and the force of friction on the ladder by the ground? What should be the minimum coefficient of friction between ground and ladder for the painter to work safely? (g=10 ms-2) 
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A uniform ladder of length L and mass m1 rests against a frictionless wall. The ladder makes an angle θ with the horizontal.
(a) Find the horizontal and vertical forces the ground exerts on the base of the ladder when a firefighter of mass m2 is at a distance x from the bottom.

(b) If the ladder is just on the verge of slipping when the firefighter is a distance d from the bottom, what is the coefficient of static friction between ladder and ground?

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A uniform beam of mass m is inclined at an angle θ to the horizontal. Its upper end produces a ninety degree bend in a very rough rope tied to a wall, and its lower end rests on a rough floor (figure).
(a) If the coefficient of static friction between beam and floor is μs, determine an expression for the maximum mass M that can be suspended from the top before the beam slips.

(b) Determine the magnitude of the reaction force at the floor and the magnitude of the force exerted by the beam on the rope at P in terms of m, M, and μs.

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The ladder shown in figure has negligible mass and rests on a frictionless floor. The crossbar connects the two legs of the ladder at the middle. The angle between the two legs is 60o. The fat person sitting on the ladder has a mass of 80kg. Find the contact forces exerted by the floor on each leg and the tension in the crossbar.
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