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‘The effect of a aystem of forves on a body is usually expressed in term
of a resultant, The value of this resultant determines the motion of th
ieee wee Maina te signs of its components; this is
early explained in the table which follows
e Up to lett
between this problem and the prveding ome
Be dctined hy ite ope instead ofits angle. We ean
then aubsttite ts sine and cone functions ite
“ Few0b
i *
3
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Fro. 24,
‘and more direct to compute the hypotenuse ofthe slope
i a/i8 = 8,6) and then apply the definitions of sine and
int note the similarity between the ope triangle nnd
“d-Alb whose corresponding sides are proportional to exch ‘the system of three concurrent forees shown in Fig.
‘method of vector addition is used, forces F and
‘as shown in Fig. 2-6b. Since en
‘oand replaces F and P, the original system of three forces
may also ined by the
Puc, 2-7. —Mewultant determined by
triangle la
determine the components ofthe resultant from the algebraic
Nfomponents of the given forces, Knowing the rectangular
two can easly find © Pind, we obtain
‘ince the X component ofa force F is given by F cos, and the ¥. ine the resultant of the concurrent system of forces shown in Fig,
ep 2x] EX ~ 20 on + 100 cos 5 — 400-00 0 — 300 ‘paultant of the concurrent force system shown in Fig. P-215.
2x ‘Ans. = 477 lb down to the right at & = 61.
(a= 2Y) BY = 200sin a0" + 900sin
= 100 + 2808 ~ 50 — 707
YY neglected in finding the inclinat
Sweet Rand the X ax, The d
23. Determine the resultant of the concurrent forces sh
‘Ans. R= 486 tb up to the
i p
oot
shown in Fig. P-218 is acted on by three forces. Determine the
‘the resultant of the four forces acting on the body shown in
Ana, R= 512 1b upto the right at 6s = 58.5" i
FES?
‘srw oy 1009
nowt ip ou) 30 wT AHO
oa
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