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Fig. 5 shows a wheel W pivoted at its centre, O and held stationary by string and a spring. The tension in the string is T and the force on the springs is F. Use this information to answer questions 2 and 3

Fig. 5 shows a wheel W pivoted at its centre, O and held stationary by string and a spring. The tension in the string is T and the force on the springs is F. Use this information to answer questions a) and b)
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a) State how the magnitude of T and F compare. Give reasons for your answer
b) State what would happen to the wheel if the string snapped

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John
a) T is less than F i.e. T < F

moments of T and F about O are equal, but the perpendicular distance from O to T is greater than the perpendicular distance from O to F. The Resultant moment is therefore zero

b) The wheel would turn in an anticlockwise direction about O
johnmulu answered the question on April 18, 2017 at 10:19

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