Edexcel M1 — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
TopicMoments

3. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{e0de1908-cf67-460f-9473-b2dfded95b33-2_387_460_1626_726} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 2}
\end{figure} Figure 2 shows 4 points \(A , B , C\) and \(D\) arranged such that they form the corners of a square of side 2 m . Forces of \(5 \mathrm {~N} , 3 \mathrm {~N} , 2 \mathrm {~N}\) and 4 N act in the directions \(\overrightarrow { A B } , \overrightarrow { B C } , \overrightarrow { D C }\) and \(\overrightarrow { D A }\) respectively.
  1. Calculate the magnitude and sense of the resultant moment about \(A\). An additional force of magnitude \(X\) Newtons is added in the direction \(\overrightarrow { C A }\). The resultant moment of all the forces about \(D\) is now zero.
  2. Find, in the form \(k \sqrt { } 2\), the value of \(X\).