Edexcel M1 2001 January — Question 1

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2001
SessionJanuary
TopicMoments

1. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{49169cc3-c353-430f-80ce-e14ae7fcd6ea-2_259_792_345_642} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 1}
\end{figure} A uniform \(\operatorname { rod } A B\) has weight 70 N and length 3 m . It rests in a horizontal position on two smooth supports placed at \(P\) and \(Q\), where \(A P = 0.5 \mathrm {~m}\), as shown in Fig. 1 . The reaction on the rod at \(P\) has magnitude 20 N . Find
  1. the magnitude of the reaction on the rod at \(Q\),
  2. the distance \(A Q\).