Physics 5054 · O Level · Balanced and unbalanced forces

Balanced and unbalanced forces — practice question

A heavy nail is securely fixed into a wall. A string pulls on it at $40^\circ$ to the vertical. The nail remains stationary. Three forces act on the nail: - its weight $W$, - the tension $T$ in the string, - the force $R$ exerted by the wall. Which diagram, drawn to scale, shows the three forces?

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