{"id":5679,"date":"2024-04-15T02:17:11","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T02:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=5679"},"modified":"2024-04-15T02:17:11","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T02:17:11","slug":"the-locus-of-the-end-point-of-the-resultant-of-the-normal-and-tangential-components-of-the-stress-on-an-inclined-plane-is-a-circle-b-parabola-c-ellipse-d-straight-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-locus-of-the-end-point-of-the-resultant-of-the-normal-and-tangential-components-of-the-stress-on-an-inclined-plane-is-a-circle-b-parabola-c-ellipse-d-straight-line\/","title":{"rendered":"The locus of the end point of the resultant of the normal and tangential components of the stress on an inclined plane, is A. Circle B. Parabola C. Ellipse D. 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Straight line<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The locus of the end point of the resultant of the normal and tangential components of the stress on an inclined plane is a straight line. This is because the normal and tangential components of the stress are always perpendicular to each other, and the resultant of two perpendicular vectors is a straight line.<\/p>\n<p>The normal component of the stress is the component of the stress that <div class=\"telegram-channel-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/pscnotes2025\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"telegram-channel-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"telegram-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\">\r\n                    <path fill=\"white\" d=\"M248,8C111,8,0,119,0,256s111,248,248,248s248-111,248-248S385,8,248,8z M362,177L320,367c-3,14-10,18-20,14l-56-41l-27,26 c-3,3-5,5-10,5l4-63L323,196c5-5-1-7-8-3l-98,62l-42-13c-9-3-10-9,2-14l162-63C351,160,365,164,362,177z\"\/>\r\n                <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n            Join Our Telegram Channel\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div> is perpendicular to the surface of the inclined plane. The tangential component of the stress is the component of the stress that is parallel to the surface of the inclined plane.<\/p>\n<p>The resultant of the normal and tangential components of the stress is the vector sum of these two components. The resultant of two perpendicular vectors is a straight line.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the locus of the end point of the resultant of the normal and tangential components of the stress on an inclined plane is a straight line.<\/p>\n<p>The other options are incorrect because they are not straight lines. A circle is a closed curve with all points at the same distance from a center point. 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