Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780073398242
Author: Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston Jr., David Mazurek, Phillip J. Cornwell, Brian Self
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3.4, Problem 3.106P
Three stage lights are mounted on a pipe as shown. The lights at A and B each weigh 4.1 lb, while the one at C weighs 3.5 lb. (a) If d = 25 in., determine the distance from D to the line of action of the resultant of the weights of the three lights. (b) Determine the value of d so that the resultant of the weights passes through the midpoint of the pipe.
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Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics
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A...Ch. 3.2 - Prob. 3.62PCh. 3.2 - Prob. 3.63PCh. 3.2 - Prob. 3.64PCh. 3.2 - Prob. 3.65PCh. 3.2 - In Prob. 3.57, determine the perpendicular...Ch. 3.2 - In Prob. 3.58, determine the perpendicular...Ch. 3.2 - In Prob. 3.59, determine the perpendicular...Ch. 3.2 - In Prob. 3.60, determine the perpendicular...Ch. 3.3 - Two 80-N forces are applied as shown to the...Ch. 3.3 - Prob. 3.71PCh. 3.3 - Prob. 3.72PCh. 3.3 - Four pegs of the same diameter are attached to a...Ch. 3.3 - Prob. 3.74PCh. 3.3 - Prob. 3.75PCh. 3.3 - If P = 0 in the figure, replace the two remaining...Ch. 3.3 - 3.77If P = 20 lb in the figure, replace the three...Ch. 3.3 - Prob. 3.78PCh. 3.3 - Prob. 3.79PCh. 3.3 - Shafts A and B connect the gear box to the wheel...Ch. 3.3 - A 500-N force is applied to a bent plate as shown....Ch. 3.3 - Prob. 3.82PCh. 3.3 - Prob. 3.83PCh. 3.3 - A 30-lb vertical force P is applied at A to the...Ch. 3.3 - A worker tries to move a rock by applying a 360-N...Ch. 3.3 - A worker tries to move a rock by applying a 360-N...Ch. 3.3 - The shearing forces exerted on the cross section...Ch. 3.3 - 3.88 A force and a couple are applied as shown to...Ch. 3.3 - Three control rods attached to a lever ABC exert...Ch. 3.3 - A rectangular plate is acted upon by the force and...Ch. 3.3 - While tapping a hole, a machinist applies the...Ch. 3.3 - Prob. 3.92PCh. 3.3 - Replace the 250-kN force P with an equivalent...Ch. 3.3 - A 2.6-kip force is applied at point D of the...Ch. 3.3 - Prob. 3.95PCh. 3.3 - To keep a door closed, a wooden stick is wedged...Ch. 3.3 - A 46-lb force F and a 2120-lbin. couple M are...Ch. 3.3 - Prob. 3.98PCh. 3.3 - 3.99 An antenna is guyed by three cables as shown....Ch. 3.3 - Prob. 3.100PCh. 3.4 - Prob. 3.101PCh. 3.4 - Prob. 3.102PCh. 3.4 - 3.103 Determine the single equivalent force and...Ch. 3.4 - Five separate force-couple systems act at the...Ch. 3.4 - The weights of two children sitting at ends A and...Ch. 3.4 - Three stage lights are mounted on a pipe as shown....Ch. 3.4 - A beam supports three loads of given magnitude and...Ch. 3.4 - A 6 12-in. plate is subjected to four loads as...Ch. 3.4 - 3.109 A 32-lb motor is mounted on the floor. 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