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ENGINEERING MECHANICS 1

2 Question 2-1
Determine the magnitude of the resultant force FR= F1 + F2 and its direction, measured counterclockwise from the positive x axis.

Fx = Fx1 + Fx2 Fx = 600 N*Cos450 800 Cos 300 Fx = 424.26N - 692.82N Fx = -268.56N Fy = Fy1 + Fy2 Fy = 600 N*Sin450 800 Sin 300 Fy = 424.26N + 400N Fy = 824.26N F= -268.56i + 824.26j FR=
(268.56i ) 2 + (824.26 j ) 2

The resultant FR= 866.91N Tan = Tan =


Fy Fx 824.26 268.56

=Tan-1-3.07 = -71.980 The angle is therefore 108.020 2-7

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Determine the magnitude of the resultant force FR = F1 + F2 and its direction measured counterclockwise from the positive u axis. Given: F1 = 25 lb F2 = 50 lb 1 = 300 2 = 300 3 = 450 Solution:

F2 (1+ 3)

= 1800 (3 + 1) FR=
F1 + F2 2 F1 F2 Cos (180 45 + 30)
2 2 0

1800 (+)

FR= (25lb) 2 + (50lb) 2 2 * 25lb 50lb Cos (105 0 ) FR = 61.4 lb


sin ' sin( ) = F2 FR
sin 1 (sin 105 * 50lb ) 61 .4lb

F1
=

' = 51.90 = ' 3 = ' 45 = 6.90

2-13 A resultant force F is necessary to hold the balloon in place. Resolve this force into components along the tether lines AB and AC, and compute the magnitude of each component.

Given: F := 350lb, 1 = 300, 2 = 450 Using the parallelogram law of addition and the law of sines we have

Given: F = 350 lb 1 = 300 2 = 400

FAB 180-( 1+ 2)
1 2

FAC

FAB F = sin(1 ) sin(180 0 (1 + 2 )) FAB = F sin(1 ) sin(180 0 (1 + 2 )) 350lb sin(30 0 ) sin(180 0 (30 0 + 40 0 ))

FAB =

FAB = 186.23 lb
FAC F = 0 sin( 2 ) sin(180 (1 + 2 )) FAC = F sin( 2 ) sin(180 0 (1 + 2 )) 350lb sin(40 0 ) sin(180 0 (30 0 + 40 0 ))

FAC =

FAB = 239.4 lb

5 2-20 The plate is subjected to the forces acting on members A and B as shown. Determine the magnitude of the resultant of these forces and its direction measured clockwise from the positive x axis.
Given: FA = 400 lb FB = 500 lb 1= 300 = 600

Cosine Rule:

FA FB

FR

FR= FR=

FA 2 + FB 2 2 FA FB Cos (90 0 + 1 ) (400lb) 2 + (500lb) 2 2(400lb) (500lb) Cos (60 0 )

FR = 458.3 lb
Sin(90 0 + 1 ) Sin( 2 ) = FR FA 400lb 2 = 60 0 sin 1 (sin 60 0 ) 458.3lb 2 = 10.9 0

6 2-21 Determine the angle for connecting member B to the plate so that the resultant of FAand FB is directed along the positive x axis. What is the magnitude of the resultant force?
Given: FA = 400 lb FB = 500 lb 1= 300 = ? Sine law Sin( ) Sin(90 0 1 ) = FA FB
= sin 1 (sin 60 0 = 43.9 0
FR Sin(90 + 1 ) FR = 400lb *
0

400lb ) 500lb

FA Sin( )

Sin(76.10 ) Sin(43.9 0 )

FR = 560 lb

2-30

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Three cables pull on the pipe such that they create a resultant force having a magnitude of FR. If two of the cables are subjected to known forces, as shown in the figure, determine the direction of the third cable so that the magnitude of force F in this cable is a minimum. All forces lie in the xy plane. What is the magnitude of F? Hint: First find the resultant of the two known forces. Given FR= 900lb, F1= 600lb, F2 = 400lb, = 450, = 300

FR= F + FP FP= FP= FP= F F12 + F2 2 2 F1 F2 Cos (90 0 + 1 )


(600lb) 2 + (400lb) 2 2 * 600lb 400lb Cos (1050 ) (600lb) 2 + (400lb) 2 2 * 600lb 400lb Cos (1050 )

900 + -

FP

FP= 644233.1416 FP=802.64 lb F = FR- FP F = 900lb - 802.64 lb F = 97.4 lb


sin sin(90 0 + ) = F1 FP sin sin(1050 ) = 600lb1 802.64lb

F2

= sin 1 0.7221 = 46.22 0 = - = 46.220 300 = 26.220

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