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The door of an almirah is 6 ft high, 1.5 ft wide and weighs 8 kg. The door is supported by two hinges situated at a distance of 1 ft from the top and bottom ends. Assuming force exerted on the hinges are equal, the magnitude of the force is
[Take g=10 m/s2]

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15 N
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10 N
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28 N
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D
43 N
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Solution

The correct option is D 43 N
Given,
Height of the door (h)=6 ft
Width of the door (l)=1.5 ft
Weight of the door (W)=8g N
Also given that hinges are at 1 ft distance each from the top and bottom ends.
Assuming the door is uniform, the centre of gravity of the door lies exactly at the centre of mass.
FBD of the door is shown in the figure below. Both forces at the hinges (F) act in the plane of the door.



From the diagram, we can find
tanθ=opposite sideadjacent side=23/4=83
Using figure (b), we can write, cosθ=373

Taking net torque (τ) about O:
l2×W=r1×F1+r2×F2
From the figure we can deduce that,
l2=1.52=34 ft
r1=2 ft & r2=2 ft
F1=Fcosθ & F2=Fcosθ
8g×(34)=4×Fcosθ
6g=4F(373)
F=57343 N
[putting g=10 m/s2]
Thus, option (d) is the correct answer.

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