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The diagrams below show a force F = 40 N acting on a rod AB pivoted at A in different directions. Identify the correct statement.

The diagrams below show a force F = 40 N acting on a rod AB pivoted at A in different directions. Identify the correct statement. Physics Competency Focused Practice Questions Class 10 Solutions.
  1. P and S have opposite moments.
  2. The magnitude of the moment of force is maximum in R.
  3. The magnitude of the moment of force is maximum in P and Q.
  4. The moment of force in R is negative.

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Answer

The magnitude of the moment of force is maximum in P and Q.

Reason

Option 1 Incorrect:
P & Q have same anticlockwise moment.

Option 2 Incorrect:
Maximum moment of force is for 90°. Here angle is not 90°.

Option 3 Correct:
Moment of force = force x perpendicular distance from pivot point.
For both P and Q, perpendicular distance from pivot point is maximum
Hence, the magnitude of the moment of force is maximum in P and Q.

Option 4 Incorrect:
R has anticlockwise moment which is taken positive.

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