
VECTOR MECH...,STAT.+DYNA.(LL)-W/ACCESS
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Chapter 3.4, Problem 3.134P
A piece of sheet metal is bent into the shape shown and is acted upon by three forces. If the forces have the same magnitude P, replace them with an equivalent wrench and determine (a) the magnitude and the direction of the resultant force R, (b) the pitch of the wrench, (c) the axis of the wrench.
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Ch. 3.1 - 3.1 A crate of mass 80 kg is held in the position...Ch. 3.1 - 3.2 A crate of mass 80 kg is held in the position...Ch. 3.1 - It is known that a vertical force of 200 lb is...Ch. 3.1 - A 300-N force is applied at A as shown. Determine...Ch. 3.1 - A 300-N force is applied at A as shown. Determine...Ch. 3.1 - 3.6 A 20-lb force is applied to the control rod AB...Ch. 3.1 - 3.7 A 20-lb force is applied to the control rod AB...Ch. 3.1 - Prob. 3.8PCh. 3.1 - Rod AB is held in place by the cord AC. Knowing...Ch. 3.1 - Rod AB is held in place by the cord AC. Knowing...
Ch. 3.1 - 3.11 and 3.12The tailgate of a car is supported by...Ch. 3.1 - 3.11 and 3.12The tailgate of a car is supported by...Ch. 3.1 - 3.13 and 3.14It is known that the connecting rod...Ch. 3.1 - 3.13 and 3.14It is known that the connecting rod...Ch. 3.1 - Prob. 3.15PCh. 3.1 - Prob. 3.16PCh. 3.1 - Prob. 3.17PCh. 3.1 - Prob. 3.18PCh. 3.1 - Prob. 3.19PCh. 3.1 - Prob. 3.20PCh. 3.1 - Before the trunk of a large tree is felled, cables...Ch. 3.1 - The 12-ft boom AB has a fixed end A. A steel cable...Ch. 3.1 - A 200-N force is applied as shown to the bracket...Ch. 3.1 - Prob. 3.24PCh. 3.1 - A 6-ft-long fishing rod AB is securely anchored in...Ch. 3.1 - A precast concrete wall section is temporarily...Ch. 3.1 - In Prob. 3.22, determine the perpendicular...Ch. 3.1 - 3.28 In Prob. 3.24, determine the perpendicular...Ch. 3.1 - 3.29 In Prob. 3.24, determine the perpendicular...Ch. 3.1 - In Prob. 3.25, determine the perpendicular...Ch. 3.1 - In Prob. 3.25, determine the perpendicular...Ch. 3.1 - In Prob. 3.26, determine the perpendicular...Ch. 3.1 - In Prob. 3.26, determine the perpendicular...Ch. 3.1 - Determine the value of a that minimizes the...Ch. 3.2 - 3.35 Given the vectors P = 2i + 3j − k, Q = 5i −...Ch. 3.2 - Form the scalar product B C and use the result...Ch. 3.2 - 3.37 Three cables are used to support a container...Ch. 3.2 - 3.38 Three cables are used to support a container...Ch. 3.2 - Knowing that the tension in cable AC is 280 lb,...Ch. 3.2 - Prob. 3.40PCh. 3.2 - Ropes AB and BC are two of the ropes used to...Ch. 3.2 - Prob. 3.42PCh. 3.2 - The 20-in. tube AB can slide along a horizontal...Ch. 3.2 - Solve Prob. 3.43 for the position corresponding to...Ch. 3.2 - 3.45 Determine the volume of the parallelepiped of...Ch. 3.2 - Prob. 3.46PCh. 3.2 - A crane is oriented so that the end of the 25-m...Ch. 3.2 - 3.48The 25-m crane boom AO lies in the yz plane....Ch. 3.2 - To loosen a frozen valve, a force F with a...Ch. 3.2 - 3.50When a force F is applied to the handle of the...Ch. 3.2 - Prob. 3.51PCh. 3.2 - 3.52 To lift a heavy crate, a man uses a block and...Ch. 3.2 - A farmer uses cables and winch pullers B and E to...Ch. 3.2 - Solve Prob. 3.53 when the tension in cable AB is...Ch. 3.2 - Prob. 3.55PCh. 3.2 - Prob. 3.56PCh. 3.2 - The frame ACD is hinged at A and D and is...Ch. 3.2 - In Prob. 3.57, determine the moment about the...Ch. 3.2 - The triangular plate ABC is supported by...Ch. 3.2 - 3.60The triangular plate ABC is supported by...Ch. 3.2 - A regular tetrahedron has six edges of length a. 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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