Required information NOTE: This is a multi-part question. Once an answer is submitted, you will be unable to return to this part. A steel tank is to be positioned in an excavation. The magnitude of P₁ = 550 lb. P1 30° etermine by trigonometry the magnitude and direction of the smallest force P for which the resultant R of the two forces applied at A vertical. he magnitude of the smallest force P is 476.3 lb and the direction is

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A steel tank is to be positioned in an excavation. The magnitude of P₁ = 550 lb.
P1
30°
Determine by trigonometry the magnitude and direction of the smallest force P for which the resultant R of the two forces applied at A
is vertical.
The magnitude of the smallest force P is 476.3 lb and the direction is
Transcribed Image Text:Required information NOTE: This is a multi-part question. Once an answer is submitted, you will be unable to return to this part. A steel tank is to be positioned in an excavation. The magnitude of P₁ = 550 lb. P1 30° Determine by trigonometry the magnitude and direction of the smallest force P for which the resultant R of the two forces applied at A is vertical. The magnitude of the smallest force P is 476.3 lb and the direction is
Required information
NOTE: This is a multi-part question. Once an answer is submitted, you will be unable to return to this part.
A steel tank is to be positioned in an excavation. The magnitude of P₁ = 550 lb.
P1
30°
Using the smallest force P for which the resultant R is vertical, determine the corresponding magnitude of R.
The corresponding magnitude of R is [
lb.
Transcribed Image Text:Required information NOTE: This is a multi-part question. Once an answer is submitted, you will be unable to return to this part. A steel tank is to be positioned in an excavation. The magnitude of P₁ = 550 lb. P1 30° Using the smallest force P for which the resultant R is vertical, determine the corresponding magnitude of R. The corresponding magnitude of R is [ lb.
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magnitude of P1 = 550 lb angle made by P1 with negative x axis = 30osecond force = P direction of P= α , above the positive x axis 

 

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