The door of an almirah is 6ft high, 1.5 ft wide and weights 8 kg. The door is supported by two hinges situated at a distance of 1 ft from the ends. Assuming forces exerted on the hinges are equal, the magnitude of the force is
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D
tan θ θ = 
Taking torque about O
8g 
= 4F cos Q
6g = 4F 
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