Members: Arienne Joyce Sumague_ Renz Carlo J. Supelana__ Ivy Kristine C. Tan______ * Ana Patricia S.

Tinio____ Marie Angelique Camille P. Villa

Experiment 4- Resultant and Equilibrant Forces ABSTRACT: Resultant force is defined as the vector sum of forces while Equilibrium force is defined as a force that equalizes another force or a resultant force. In this experiment, a ring was placed on the center of a force table with three strings attached to it. At the end of each string were weight holders designated in specific magnitudes and directions as to which obtained equilibrium with the ring stable in the center. By computing for the negative vector of any one of the three forces given the two other, the experimental resultant forces were derived. We were able to get the computed resultant forces of the three given concurrent forces on the other hand with the use of the component method.

QUESTIONS: 1. Differentiate the resultant and equilibrant of two forces. A resultant force is a force which is the sum of two or more vector forces. If a resultant force acts on an object then that object can be brought into equilibrium by applying an additional force that exactly balances this resultant. Such a force is called the equilibrant and is equal in magnitude but opposite in direction to the original resultant force acting on the object.

2. If three consecutive forces are in equilibrium, what is the relation between any one of the three forces and the resultant of the other two forces? The given force is the equilibrant of the resultant of the other two forces. It is the negative vector of the said resultant meaning they possess the same magnitude but are
opposite in direction.

3. If two forces with the same magnitude were in opposite directions, what is the magnitude and direction of their resultant? What is the magnitude and direction of their equilibrium? There will be no direction and the magnitude of the resultant force would be 0 N. Because there is no value for the resultant force, there will also be no magnitude and direction for the equilibrant.

4. Use the component method to find the magnitude and direction of the resultant of the concurrent forces given below: A= 2000 N at 0 B= 1500 N at 60 C= 1000N at 150 D= 3800 N at 225

Vector A B C D

X Component 2000 750 -866 -2687 -803 0 1299 500 -2687 -888

Y Component

Magnitude = 8032 + 8882 = 1197.22 N Direction = - tan y x = - tan 888 = 47.87 +180 =227.9 803 = (1197.2 N, 227.9) 5. A body weighing 100 N is suspended by a rope. A second rope attached to the body is drawn aside horizontally until the suspended rope makes an angle of 30 with the vertical. Find the tension in each rope. B-60 T2 A- 180 T1 100 N T2x T2y T1 = |w| cosB/ sin (B-A) T1= cos(60) sin(60-180) T1 = 57. 74 N T2= |W| cosA / sin (B-A) = |100|cos180 sin (60-180) T2 = 115.47 N