PROBLEMS'
2.1 Two forces P and Q are applied as shown at point A of a hook
support. Knowing that P = 75 N and Q = 125 N, determine
graphically the magnitude and direction of their resultant using
(a) the parallelogram law, (b) the triangle rule
2.2 ‘Two forces P and Q are applied as shown at point A of a hook
support, Knowing that P = 60 lb and Q = 25 Ib, determine
graphically the magnitude and direetion of their resultant using
(a) the parallelogram law, (b) the triangle rule
2.3 The cable stays AB and AD help support pole AC. Knowing that the
tension is 120 Ib in AB and 40 Ib in AD, determine graphically the
magnitude and direction of the resultant of the forces exerted by
the stays at A using (a) the parallelogram la, (b) the triangle rule
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2.4 ‘wo forces are applied at point B of beam AB. Determine graphi-
cally the magnitude and direction of their resultant using (a) the
parallelogram law, (b) the triangle rule.
2.5 The 300-Ib force is to he resolved into components along lines a-a’
‘and b-b'. (a) Determine the angle « by trigonometry knowing that
‘the component along line a-a" is to be 240 Ib. (b) What is the cor-
responding value of the component along b-b'?
2.6 The 300-Ib force is to he resolved into components along lines a-a’
and b-b'. (a) Determine the angle a by trigonometry knowing that
the component along line b-b' is to be 120 Ib. (b) What is the cor-
responding value of the component along a-a"?
2.7 ‘Two forces are applied as shown to a hook support, Knowing that
the magnitude of P is 35 N, determine by trigonometry (a) the
required angle a if the resultant R of the two forces applied to
the support is to be horizontal, (b) the corresponding magni-
tude of R
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For the hook support of Prob. 2.1, knowing that the magnitude of
P is 75 N, determine by trigonometry (@) the required magnitude
of the force Q if the resultant B of the two forces applied at A is
to be vertical, (b) the corresponding magnitude of K.
A trolley that moves along a horizontal beam is acted upon by two
forces as shown. (a) Knowing that a = 25°, determine by trigo-
nometey the magnitude of the force P so that the resultant force
exerted on the trolley is vertical. b) What is the corresponding
‘magnitude of the resultant?
A trolley that moves along a horizontal beam is acted upon by two
forces as shown, Determine by trigonometry the magnitude and
direction of the force P so that the resultant is a vertical force of
2500 N.
AA steel tank is to be positioned in an excavation, Knowing that
a = 20°, determine by trigonometry (a) the required magnitude
of the force P if the resultant R of the two forces applied at A is
to be vertical, (b) the corresponding magnitude of R.
Fig. P2.11 and P2.12
A steel tank is to be positioned in an excavation, Knowing that
the magnitude of P is 500 1b, determine by trigonometry (a) the
required angle a if the resultant R of the two forces applied at A
is to be vertical, (b) the corresponding magnitude of R
For the hook support of Prob. 2.7, determine by trigonometry
(a) the magnitude and direction of the smallest force P for which
the resultant R of the two forces applied to the support is hori
zontal, (b) the corresponding magnitude of R.
For the steel tank of Prob. 2.11, determine by trigonometry
(a) the magnitude and direction of the smallest force P for which
the resultant B of the two forces applied at A is vertical, b) the
corresponding magnitude of R
Solve Prob, 2.2 by trigonometry
Solve Prob, 2.3 by trigonometry:
Solve Prob. 2.4 by trigonometry.2.18 Two structural members A and B are bolted to a bracket as shown,
Knowing that both members are in compression and that the force
is 15 kN in member A and 10 KN in member B, determine by
trigonometry the magnitude and direction of the resultant of the
forces applied to the bracket by members A and B.
2.19 Two structural members A and B are bolted to a bracket as shown,
Knowing that both members are in compression and that the force
is 10 KN in member A and 15 kN in member B, determine by
trigonometry the magnitude and direction of the resultant of the
forces applied to the bracket by members A and B.
2.20 For the hook support of Prob, 2.7, knowing that P = 75 N and
‘a = 50°, determine by trigonometry the magnitude and direction
of the resultant of the two forces applied to the support
2.7 RECTANGULAR COMPONENTS OF A FORCE.
UNIT VECTORST
In many problems it will be found desirable to resolve a force into
two components which are perpendicular to each other. In Fig. 2.18,
the force F has been resolved into a component F, along the x axis
and a component F, along the y axis. The parallelogram drawn to
obtain the two components is a rectangle, and F, and K, are called
rectangular components
Fig. 2.18,
The x and y axes are usually chosen horizontal and vertical,
respectively, as in Fig, 2.18; they may, however, be chosen in any
‘wo perpendicular directions, as shown in Fig, 2.19, In determining
the rectangular components of a force, the student should think of
the construction lines shown in Figs. 2.18 and 2.19 as being parallel
to the x and y axes, rather than perpendicular to these axes, This
practice will help avoid mistakes in determining oblique compo-
nents as in Sec. 2.6.
[The properties established in Sect. 27 and 2.8 may be readily extended to the
rectangular components of any vector quantity
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