ASSIGNMENT 1

Q.1. The orthogonal components of a force are 10N in + ve x-direction, 20N in + ve y-

direction & 30N in - ve z-direction. What is the magnitude of force itself? What are the

direction cosines of the force? Ans: F = 37.42N, θ x = 0.267, θ y = 0.534, θ z = - 0.802

Q.2. What are the force components of 500N force shown in Fig.2? What are the direction

cosines associated with 500N force? Ans: Fx = - 93.2N, Fy = - 155.34N, Fz = - 466.13 &

l = - 0.186, m = - 0.31, n = - 0.932

Q.3. What are rectangular the components of 500N force as in Fig.3? What are the direction

cosines? Ans: Fx = 176.7N, Fy = 176.7N, Fz = 433N & l = 0.35, m = 0.35, n = 0.866

z z

B 15
= 500
N x 00N
F F=5
o C
A y 60o y
3 45o
5
x Fig. 2 x Fig. 3

Q.4. Find the couple as shown in Fig. 4. C 1 = 55.4 ⃗j + 83.2 k⃗

Ans: ⃗

Q.5. Find angle θ between the line AB and AC as shown in Fig.5. Ans. θ = 60o

z z
B A (0, 0, 4)
x F1
50N =
3m

C θ
F2 A O y
= 50N
2m o x y C (0, 3, 0)

3m D
x x B (5, 0, 0)
Fig.4 Fig. 5

Q.6. The x and y components of force F in Fig. 6 are 500N and – 150N. What is force F and

its direction cosines? Ans:Fy= 904.15N,F=1044.03N, l = 0.479, m = 0.866, n = - 0.1436

Q.7. Find the area projected onto plane N from the surface ABC. Plane N is infinite and is
normal to vector r⃗ = 60i⃗ + 30 ⃗j + 20k⃗ (m) as shown in Fig. 7. Ans. 250.97 m2

z z
C (0, 0, 10) Plane N
A r⃗
30o
F
O y
y B (0, 5, 0)

B
5 A (15, 0, 0)
x Fig. 6 x Fig. 7

Q.8. In Fig.10 as shown an inclined pyramid. If the coordinate of the vertex e are (2, 20,
30) m, what is the angle between faces ADE and BCE? Ans: 67.38o

z
E (2,20,30) m

D C
6m y
A
40m B Fig.8
x
Q.9. In Prob.10, compute the area of each face of pyramid. What is the projection of Ar
(ADE) and Ar (ABE) along the direction ε = 0.6 i⃗ – 0.8 ⃗j . Ans: 72 m2, 296 m2

Q.10. Find component/moment/projection of ⃗

F along line BC as in Fig.10. Ans. 0.446F

y 30o
C (0, -2, -3)
A (3,2,0)

O
x
z B (6,2,5)
Fig.10

Q.11. Find the moment of force ⃗

F about point O as in Fig. 11. F = r⃗ B × ⃗
Check r⃗ A × ⃗ F

Ans: = – 1200 i⃗ – 3600 ⃗j + 1800] k⃗

 z
B (0,3,6)

N
700
F=
B
A (6,0,4)
A O y

Fig.11
x

Q.12 .Find couple as in Fig. 14. Find moment of two forces about O, A and B. Ans. - 400k⃗

y
100N 100N
d 4m

O
A B x
z Fig.12

Q.13. What is the total couple moment of the couples shown in Fig. 13?

z
⃗
C 4=30 Nm
⃗
C 1=75 Nm
d
⃗
C 3 250N6m
250N y
3m ⃗
C 2=30 Nm
⃗
C 5=75 Nm
x Fig.13

Q.14. Find the compponent of couple moment along the diagonal CB and AD as shown in
Fig.14. Ans: MCB = 80.7 Nm & MAD = 0

z
A B
x 50N x
2m

50N

2m 25N 25N y
C
3m D
x
Fig.14
Q.15. In Fig. 15, Find the moment of the system about a line joining from
r⃗ 1=6 i⃗ +10 ⃗j+3 ⃗k m to r⃗ 2=3 i⃗ −2 ⃗j+5 ⃗k m. Ans. 2191 Nm

y
500N 500N
0N
15
2m 3m

0N
15 A B x
1000N
2m
z 1000N Fig.15

Q.16. A couple is shown in Fig.16 in the xy plane. What is the moment of this couple about
origin O and about point (6,3,4)? What is the moment of the couple about a line
passing through origin with the direction cosines n = 0, m = 0.8 and l = 0.6? If this line
is shifted to a parallel position so that it goes through point (6,3,4), what is then
moment of the couple about this line? Ans: = – 100 k⃗ , – 100 k⃗ , 0, 0

y
N
50

2m
N
50

O x
Fig.16

C 1 = 150i⃗ + 50 ⃗j - 150k⃗ Nm; ⃗

Q.17. Given the following couple-moments: ⃗ C 2 = - 25i⃗ + 70 ⃗j
C 3 = 25k⃗ Nm. What couple will restrain the twisting action of the system about an axis
Nm; ⃗
passing through r⃗ 1 = 6i⃗ + 3 ⃗j + 2k⃗ m to r⃗ 2 = 10i⃗ - 2 ⃗j + 3k⃗ m while giving a moment of 160
Nm about x-axis and 80 Nm about y-axis? Ans: Restraining couple=160i⃗ + 80 ⃗j - 304k⃗ Nm