
Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781259977268
Author: Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston Jr., David Mazurek
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3.2, Problem 3.42P
Ropes AB and BC are two of the ropes used to support a tent. The two ropes are attached to a stake at B. If the tension in rope BC is 490 N, determine (a) the angle between rope BC and the stake, (b) the projection on the stake of the force exerted by rope BC at point B.
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Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics
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