Find the magnitude and direction of the resultant of the five concurrent forces acting on a bolt.

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### Finding the Magnitude and Direction of the Resultant of Five Concurrent Forces

#### Problem Statement
Find the magnitude and direction of the resultant of the five concurrent forces acting on a bolt.

#### Diagram Analysis
![Five concurrent forces acting on a bolt](Fig. P2-54)

In the diagram (Fig. P2-54), five forces act on a bolt at various angles. The forces and their respective angles from the horizontal axis are as follows:

- **Force F1:**
  - Magnitude: 80 N
  - Angle: 27° below the negative x-axis

- **Force F2:**
  - Magnitude: 400 N
  - Angle: 22° below the negative x-axis

- **Force F3:**
  - Magnitude: 150 N
  - Angle: 46° above the negative y-axis

- **Force F4:**
  - Magnitude: 300 N
  - Angle: 45° above the positive x-axis

- **Force F5:**
  - Magnitude: 250 N
  - Angle: 18° below the positive x-axis

These forces create various directional components that need to be resolved into x and y components to find the resultant force.

### Method to Find Resultant Force

1. **Resolve all forces into x and y components:**
   - For each force \( F_i \):
     - \( F_{ix} = F_i \cos(\theta_i) \)
     - \( F_{iy} = F_i \sin(\theta_i) \)
   where \( \theta_i \) is the angle the force makes with the horizontal axis.

2. **Summing Components:**
   - Sum all the x-components to get the total x-component \( F_{Rx} \):
     \[
     F_{Rx} = \sum (F_{ix})
     \]
   - Sum all the y-components to get the total y-component \( F_{Ry} \):
     \[
     F_{Ry} = \sum (F_{iy})
     \]

3. **Calculate Magnitude of Resultant Force:**
   \[
   F_R = \sqrt{F_{Rx}^2 + F_{Ry}^2}
   \]

4. **Find Direction of Resultant Force:**
   - The angle \( \theta_R \) can be found using:
     \[
Transcribed Image Text:### Finding the Magnitude and Direction of the Resultant of Five Concurrent Forces #### Problem Statement Find the magnitude and direction of the resultant of the five concurrent forces acting on a bolt. #### Diagram Analysis ![Five concurrent forces acting on a bolt](Fig. P2-54) In the diagram (Fig. P2-54), five forces act on a bolt at various angles. The forces and their respective angles from the horizontal axis are as follows: - **Force F1:** - Magnitude: 80 N - Angle: 27° below the negative x-axis - **Force F2:** - Magnitude: 400 N - Angle: 22° below the negative x-axis - **Force F3:** - Magnitude: 150 N - Angle: 46° above the negative y-axis - **Force F4:** - Magnitude: 300 N - Angle: 45° above the positive x-axis - **Force F5:** - Magnitude: 250 N - Angle: 18° below the positive x-axis These forces create various directional components that need to be resolved into x and y components to find the resultant force. ### Method to Find Resultant Force 1. **Resolve all forces into x and y components:** - For each force \( F_i \): - \( F_{ix} = F_i \cos(\theta_i) \) - \( F_{iy} = F_i \sin(\theta_i) \) where \( \theta_i \) is the angle the force makes with the horizontal axis. 2. **Summing Components:** - Sum all the x-components to get the total x-component \( F_{Rx} \): \[ F_{Rx} = \sum (F_{ix}) \] - Sum all the y-components to get the total y-component \( F_{Ry} \): \[ F_{Ry} = \sum (F_{iy}) \] 3. **Calculate Magnitude of Resultant Force:** \[ F_R = \sqrt{F_{Rx}^2 + F_{Ry}^2} \] 4. **Find Direction of Resultant Force:** - The angle \( \theta_R \) can be found using: \[
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