Assignment. No.

Forces on a plane

Problem #1

a. A steel container must be placed within an excavation, if you know that the angle α = 20 °,
determine the magnitude of the force P, if the resulting from the applied forces must be
vertical.
Palelogram Law
60°

60°

425 p

sen70 sen60
 425 
p sen60
 sen70 
p  391.682lb

Also
  Fx  0
 425 cos 30  p cos 20  0
425 cos 30
p  391.68lb
cos 20
b. A steel container must be placed within an excavation, if it is known that the force applied
P is 500 N, determine the α angle to make the resulting force applied in A vertical.

p 425
   90  
sen60 sen
  90  47.4020
 425sen60 
  sen 1    47.4020   42.6
 500 

 Fx  0
 425 cos 30  p cos   0
 425 cos 30 
  cos 1  
 p 
 425 cos 30 
  cos 1  
 500 
  42.6

c. A steel container must be placed within an excavation, smaller to be applied to determine

the magnitude and direction of the force P so that the resultant force is vertical.
 p

425
sen60 sen90
 Fx 0
 425 cos 30  p  0
p  425sen60 to the right
p  425 cos 30
p  368.06lb 
p  368.06lb 

Note: Use the parallelogram law and Cartesian components coordinates to resolve each situation.

Problem #2

1 2

a. Find the rectangular components of each of the forces in the x and y direction.
1.
Force Magnitud Comp x Comp y
F1 50 -38.302 -32.139
F2 60 20 -34.6410
F3 40 54.378 25.357
 Force F1

F1x   F1sen50  50sen50  38.302

F 2 y   F1 cos 50  50 cos 50  32.139

 Force F2
F 2 x  F 2 cos 60  40 cos 60  20
F 2 y  F 2 sen60  40sen60  34.641

Force F3

F 3 x  F 3 cos 25  60 cos 25  54.378

F 3 y  F 3sen 25  60sen 25  25.357

2.
Force Magnitud Comp x Comp y
F1 150 -122.872 86.036
F2 120 41.042 112.76
F3 30 61.283 51.423
Force 1

𝐹1𝑥 = 𝐹1𝑐𝑜𝑠35 = 150𝑐𝑜𝑠35 = −122.872

𝐹1𝑦 = 𝐹1𝑠𝑒𝑛35 = 150𝑠𝑒𝑛35 = 86.036
Force F2

𝐹2𝑥 = 𝐹2𝑐𝑜𝑠70 = 120𝑐𝑜𝑠70 = 41.042

𝐹2𝑦 = 𝐹2𝑠𝑒𝑛70 = 120𝑠𝑒𝑛70 = 112.76
Force F3

𝐹3𝑥 = 𝐹3𝑐𝑜𝑠40 = 80𝑐𝑜𝑠40 = 61.283

𝐹3𝑦 = 𝐹3𝑠𝑒𝑛40 = 80𝑠𝑒𝑛40 = 51.423
b. Find the resultant force by the parallelogram law and the rectangular components.

Paralelogram law

1.

Rt=56 lb

Paralelogram Law

R1=17.5lb

⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑅1 𝐹1 + ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐹2
 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ + 𝐹3
⃗⃗⃗⃗ = 𝑅1
𝑅𝑡 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗

Rectangurlar components

Force Magnitud Comp x Comp y

F1 50 -38.302 -32.139
F2 60 20 -34.6410
F3 40 54.378 25.357
Rx= 36.076 Ry=-41.423
𝑅⃗ = 112.68 𝑖 − 41.423 𝑗

R  (112.68) 2  (41.423) 2
R  54.930
2.

⃗⃗⃗⃗ | = 252 𝑙𝑏
|𝑅𝑡

⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ | = 22 𝑙𝑏
|𝑅1

Paralelogram law

⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑅1 𝐹1 + ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐹2
⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ + ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑅𝑡 = 𝑅1 𝐹3
Force Magnitud Comp x Comp y
F1 150 -122.872 86.036
F2 120 41.042 112.76
F3 30 61.283 51.423
Rx= -20.547 Ry=250.219

R  (20.547) 2  (250.219) 2
R  251.06
Problem #3
Hydraulic cylinder BC exerts a force P on the element AB, directed along the line BC. If it is
known that P must be a component of 600 N perpendicular to the element AB, determine a)
the magnitude of the force P and b) its component along AB.

Magnitud of the force P

P  ( Px) 2  Py 
2

P  (160.76) 2  600
2

P  621.16 N
Component Along AB

Py Px

sen75 sen15
 Py 
Px   sen15
 sen75 
 600 
Px   sen15
 sen75 
Px  160.76 N

α=180-(75+90)

α=15°