JCECE Engineering JCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2009

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    Find the moment of the force\[5\widehat{\mathbf{i}}+10\widehat{\mathbf{j}}+16\widehat{\mathbf{k}}\] acting at the point\[2\widehat{\mathbf{i}}-7\widehat{\mathbf{j}}+10\widehat{\mathbf{k}}\], about the point \[-5\widehat{\mathbf{i}}+6\widehat{\mathbf{j}}-10\widehat{\mathbf{k}}\]

    A) \[41\widehat{\mathbf{i}}-8\widehat{\mathbf{j}}+55\widehat{\mathbf{k}}\]

    B) \[-408\widehat{\mathbf{i}}-12\widehat{\mathbf{j}}+135\widehat{\mathbf{k}}\]

    C) \[-36\widehat{\mathbf{i}}+14\widehat{\mathbf{j}}-35\widehat{\mathbf{k}}\]

    D)  None of the above

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Let\[\overset{\to }{\mathop{\mathbf{F}}}\,=5\widehat{\mathbf{i}}+10\widehat{\mathbf{j}}+16\widehat{\mathbf{k}}\] Here,\[\overset{\to }{\mathop{\mathbf{r}}}\,=2\widehat{\mathbf{i}}-7\widehat{\mathbf{j}}+10\widehat{\mathbf{k}}-(-5\widehat{\mathbf{i}}+6\widehat{\mathbf{j}}-10\widehat{\mathbf{k}})\]                 \[=7\widehat{\mathbf{i}}-13\widehat{\mathbf{j}}+20\widehat{\mathbf{k}}\] \[\therefore \]  Moment\[=\overset{\to }{\mathop{\mathbf{r}}}\,\times \overset{\to }{\mathop{\mathbf{F}}}\,\]                 \[=\left| \begin{matrix}    \widehat{\mathbf{i}} & \widehat{\mathbf{j}} & \widehat{\mathbf{k}}  \\    7 & -13 & 20  \\    5 & 10 & 16  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] \[=\widehat{\mathbf{i}}(-208-200)-\widehat{\mathbf{j}}(112-100)\]\[+\widehat{\mathbf{k}}(70+65)\]                 \[=-408\widehat{\mathbf{i}}-12\widehat{\mathbf{j}}+135\widehat{\mathbf{k}}\]


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