K.C.S.E Physics Q & A - MODEL 2011PP1QN01

K.C.S.E Physics Q & A - MODEL 2011PP1QN01

Figure 1 shows a lorry moving on an inclined section of a straight road. At the back is a chain hanging from a point on a horizontal axis through the centre of gravity of the lorry.​

​State with a reason whether the lorry is stable or not stable.

ANSWER

•  Stable
• Line through the centre of gravity is within the base the base of the lorry;