HOMEWORK PROBLEMS

Week 1: Due Friday 14 September

1. Find the magnitude of the tensions T1 , T2 in the two cables if the resultant force acting on the block in Figure 1 is zero. T1
o o

25

T2

15

50 lb
Figure 1 2. Three forces act at O in the xy -plane, as shown in Figure 2. Find the magnitude of the resultant force and its direction, dened as an angle measured counterclockwise from the xaxis.

y 50 N 70 N 30
o

40 O

20

x 120 N

Figure 2

3. The hinged plate in Figure 3 is supported by the cord AB . If the tension in the cord is 340 lb, express the force F that it exerts on the plate as a Cartesian vector. Also, nd the length of the cord.
y B

9 z A

all dimensions in feet Figure 3

4. Figure 4 shows a rigid rectangular box with interior dimensions OA = 10 inches, OB = 8 inches. A straight thin uniform rod of length 14 inches rests inside the box, making frictionless contact at the corner A and at C . Find the distance BC and the angle that the rod makes to the horizontal plane.

B x

A z
Figure 4

5. A force F 1 = {200, 50, 300} N acts at the point {100, 30, 80} (in mm) and an equal and opposite force F 2 = {200, 50, 300} N acts at the point {20, 50, 70} (in mm). Find the resultant couple moment and express it as a Cartesian vector. What is the magnitude of the moment?

6. Three points A, B, C in space are identied by their coordinates as A(3, 7, 2), B (2, 5, 1), C (6, 8, 4). Find the Cartesian unit vector e that is perpendicular to the plane passing through A, B and C .

7. In Figure 7, the point D is midway between A and B . A force F of magnitude 200 N acts at D in the direction towards the point C . Find the moment of F about the point B .
y A

D 4 F B O 4 z 6 C 4 3 x

all dimensions in meters Figure 7

8. The door knob A is located at the point (0.2, 1.2, 0.9) meters in the coordinate system Oxyz . A force F = {5.0, 0, 0.5} N is applied at A to shut the door. Find the moment of this force about the axis of the hinges.

O z x

Figure 8