Tag: B

  • Balancing Torques Ranking Task

    A sign is to be hung from the end of a thin pole, and the pole supported by a single cable. Your design firm brainstorms the six scenarios shown below. In scenarios A, B, and D, the cable is attached halfway between the midpoint and end of the pole. In C, the cable is attached…

  • Axis of Rotation and Moment of Inertia Ranking Task

    Two identical uniform solid spheres are attached by a solid uniform thin rod, as shown in the figure. The rod lies on a line connecting the centers of mass of the two spheres. The axes A, B, C, and D are in the plane of the page (which also contains the centers of mass of…