Statics and Mechanics of Materials
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780073398167
Author: Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston Jr., John T. DeWolf, David Mazurek
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3.3, Problem 50P
A plate in the shape of a parallelogram is acted upon by two couples. Determine (a) the moment of the couple formed by the two 21-lb forces, (b) the perpendicular distance between the 12-lb forces if the resultant of the two couples is zero, (c) the value of a if the resultant couple is
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A plate in the shape of a parallelogram is acted upon by two couples.Determine (a) the moment of the couple formed by the two 21-lb forces, (b) the perpendicular distance between the 12-lb forces if the resultant of the two couples is zero, (c) the value of a if the resultant couple is 72 lb·in. clockwise and d is 42 in.
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