Two persons are holding a rope of negligible weight tightly at its ends so that it is horizontal. $A$ $15\, kg$ weight is attached to the rope at the mid-point,which now no longer remains horizontal. The minimum tension required to completely straighten the rope is

$A$ flexible chain of weight $W$ hangs between two fixed points $A$ and $B$ which are at the same horizontal level. The inclination of the chain with the horizontal at both the points of support is $\theta$. What is the tension of the chain at the mid point?

Define mechanical advantage in a lever.

The following forces start acting on a particle at rest at the origin of the coordinate system simultaneously: ${\vec F_1} = -4\hat i - 5\hat j + 5\hat k$,${\vec F_2} = 5\hat i + 8\hat j + 6\hat k$,${\vec F_3} = -3\hat i + 4\hat j - 7\hat k$,and ${\vec F_4} = 2\hat i - 3\hat j - 2\hat k$. The particle will move:

The adjoining figure shows a force of $40\, N$ acting at $30^o$ to the horizontal on a body of mass $5\, kg$ resting on a smooth horizontal surface. Assuming that the acceleration due to gravity is $10\, ms^{-2}$,which of the following statements is (are) correct?
$[1]$ The horizontal component of the applied force is $20\sqrt{3}\, N$.
$[2]$ The weight of the $5\, kg$ mass acts vertically downwards.
$[3]$ The net vertical force acting on the body is $30\, N$ (upwards).

Which of the following groups of forces could be in equilibrium?