Worksheet: Lami's Theorem

A body of weight is suspended from two strings. The first makes an angle with the vertical and then passes over a smooth pulley and has a weight of 7.3 N at the end. The second string makes an angle of with the vertical and then passes over another smooth pulley and has a weight of 4.4 N at the end. Given that the system is in equilibrium, find the values of to the nearest minute and to the nearest two decimal places.

A body weighing 143 N is placed on a smooth plane inclined at an angle to the horizontal. The body is kept in equilibrium by means of a force of 70 N which acts at an angle above the line of greatest slope of the plane. Find the magnitude of the normal reaction of the plane, giving your answer to the nearest two decimal places.

A body, placed on a smooth plane inclined at to the horizontal, is kept in equilibrium by means of two forces. One of them, of magnitude of 22 N, acts up the plane parallel to the line of greatest slope. The second, of magnitude 83 N, acts upward at to the line of the greatest slope of the plane. Find the weight of the body and the reaction of the plane .

A body of weight is placed on a smooth plane inclined at to the horizontal. The body is kept in equilibrium under the action of a force of magnitude 54 N, which acts up the slope parallel to the line of greatest slope. Find the magnitude of the reaction of the plane on the body and its weight .

A body of weight 90 kg-wt is placed on a smooth plane that is inclined at to the horizontal. If the body is held in equilibrium by means of a force that acts at an angle of above the plane, determine the magnitudes of and , where is the reaction of the plane on the body.

A particle is in equilibrium under the action of three coplanar forces of magnitudes N, 15 N, and 25 N. Given that the last two forces are perpendicular to each other, determine the value of .

The diagram shows a body weighing 6.1 N suspended in equilibrium by two light, inextensible strings, and . Given that , , and the strings are perpendicular, find the tensions and .

A weight of 7 N is suspended from the end of a string whose other end is fixed to a point on a vertical wall. A force acts on the weight perpendicular to the string. Given that the system is in equilibrium when the string is inclined at to the wall, find the magnitude of the force and the tension in the string .

A force is acting perpendicular to a pendulum weighing 4.4 N such that the pendulum is held steady at an angle of to the vertical. Find the magnitude of the force required to maintain this equilibrium, and find the resulting tension in the string, giving your answers to the nearest newton.

A weight of 90 g-wt is suspended by two inextensible strings. The first is inclined at an angle to the vertical, and the second is at to the vertical. If the magnitude of the tension in the first string is 45 g-wt, find and the magnitude of the tension in the second string.

A body weighing 18 N is placed on a smooth surface that is inclined at to the horizontal. Given that the body is supported by a horizontal force , determine and the reaction of the surface.

A home-built swing is suspended by a rope passing through two pulleys, and , whose ends meet at point where the swing is attached. The rope segments and make angles of and with the horizontal, respectively. When a child sits still on the seat, the tension in is 199 N. Given that, in this condition, the system is in equilibrium, find the combined weight of the child and the seat and the tension in the rope , giving your answers to the nearest two decimal places.

A weight of 81 g-wt is suspended from two perpendicular strings. The tension in the first string is 21 g-wt, and it makes an angle with the vertical, while the tension in the second string is 46 g-wt, and it makes an angle with the vertical. Given that the system is in equilibrium, find and , giving your answer to the nearest minute.

A body weighing is suspended by two strings. The first makes an angle with the vertical and then passes over a smooth pulley and has a weight of 13 N at its end. The other string makes an angle of with the vertical and then passes over a smooth pulley and has a weight of 14 N at its end. Given that the system is in equilibrium in this state, find to the nearest newton and to the nearest minute.

A light string forms figure , where and are fixed points on the horizontal line . A body weighing 42 g-wt is suspended from , and a horizontal force of magnitude pulls the string at until is vertical. Given that makes an angle of with the horizontal and , find the tensions and and the force .

A body of weight 118 N is placed on a smooth plane inclined to the horizontal at an angle whose cosine is . It is prevented from sliding by means of a horizontal force . Find the magnitudes of the force and the reaction of the plane .

In the figure, a horizontal force of magnitude 890 N is acting on a particle at which is attached to two strings connected to and respectively. Given that the particle is in equilibrium and the two strings and the particle all lie in the same vertical plane, find the tension in the two strings to the nearest newton.

A body weighing N is placed on a smooth plane inclined at to the horizontal. If it is kept in equilibrium under the action of a horizontal force of magnitude 33 N, find the weight of the body and the reaction of the plane .

A body weighing 620 N is placed on a smooth plane inclined to the horizontal at an angle , where . Given that the body is kept in equilibrium by means of a horizontal force , determine the magnitude of and the reaction of the plane on the body.

In the figure, a force of magnitude 390 N is acting on a particle at making an angle of with the horizontal. Two strings are connected to the particle at , and their other ends are attached to and on the same horizontal line. Given that the particle is in equilibrium, find the tension in each string to the nearest newton.

In a square , is the point of intersection of the two diagonals, is the midpoint of , and is the midpoint of . Three forces of magnitudes , , and 41 newtons are acting at in the directions , , and , respectively. Given that the three forces are in equilibrium, find the values of and .

A sphere is resting on two rods. The distance between the two points of contact is equal to the sphere’s radius. Determine the reaction of each rod on the sphere, given that the weight of the sphere is 261 N.