Determine the smallest force F that must be applied along the rope in order to cause the curved rod to fail at the support A. This requires a moment of M=1700 N-m to be developed at A.
I have been working on this problem for far too long and I think I am just messing up on how tedious it is but my strategy right now is to find the unit vector for force and then solve it as a normal moment equation but when I get the vector form of the moment with variable F then I find the magnitude which is equaivalent to the given moment and remove F from the magnitude equation and solve for the missing force.
Objective: To determine the required minimum value of force F.
Given:
Moment at A required to cause failure at A (M) = 1700 N.m
The force F should be enough such that its moment about point A is more than or equal to the required moment for failure i.e., M.
From the figure, we have:
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