Question

A long straight rod experiences several forces, each acting at a different location on the rod. All forces are perpendicular to the rod. The rod might be in translational equilibrium, rotational equilibrium, both, or neither.

(1) If a calculation reveals that the net torque about the left end is zero, then one can conclude that the rod
(A) is definitely in rotational equilibrium.
(B) is in rotational equilibrium only if the net force on the rod is also zero.
(C) might not be in rotational equilibrium even if the net force on the rod is also zero.
(D) might be in rotational equilibrium even if the net force is not zero.
(2) If a calculation reveals that the net force on the rod is zero, then one can conclude that the rod
(A) is definitely in rotational equilibrium.
(B) is in rotational equilibrium only if the net torque about every axis through anyone point is found to be zero.
(C) might be in rotational equilibrium if the net torque about every axis through anyone point is found to be zero.
(D) might be in rotational equilibrium even if the net
torque about any axis through anyone point is not zero.

Answer 1

1. C

2.C

Step-by-step explanation:

1. The rod is perpendicular to every axis and forces are acting on every location. If the torque on the left side is zero, this indicates that forces with respect to their distance on the left side is zero and doesn't account for the net force at a point.

2. If the net torque about every point on every axis is zero, the rod will be rotational because each axis will yield a magnitude of zero which obeys the principle of rotation at a point.