3/58 In order to make an adjustment, engineering stu- dents remove leg D from a laboratory worktable. To ensure that the table remains stable, they place a 6-kg stack of statics textbooks centered at point E of the tabletop as shown. Determine the normal reaction force at each leg A, B, and C. The uniform tabletop has a mass of 40 kg, and each leg has a mass of 5 kg. 6 kg 0.5 m 0.3 m 1.5 m E 0.7 m A B PROBLEM 3/58 D

3/58 In order to make an adjustment, engineering stu- dents remove leg D from a laboratory worktable. To ensure that the table remains stable, they place a 6-kg stack of statics textbooks centered at point E of the tabletop as shown. Determine the normal reaction force at each leg A, B, and C. The uniform tabletop has a mass of 40 kg, and each leg has a mass of 5 kg. 6 kg 0.5 m 0.3 m 1.5 m E 0.7 m A B PROBLEM 3/58 D

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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