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 4.2, Problem 4.83P
Rod AB is bent into the shape of an arc of circle and is lodged between two pegs D and E. It supports a load P at end B. Neglecting friction and the weight of the rod, determine the distance c corresponding to equilibrium when a = 20 mm and R = 100 mm.
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