ENGN.2050 Assignment 07 Solution
ENGN.2050 Assignment 07 Solution
SOLUTION
or MB 800 lb in.
or P 51.3 lb
(c) For P to be minimum, it must be perpendicular to the line joining
Points A and B. Thus, P must be directed as shown.
Thus MB dPmin
d rA/B
SOLUTION
(a) See Problem 3.3 for the figure and analysis leading to the determination of MD
MD 41.7 N m
0.125 m
tan
0.2 m
32.0
MD C ( DC ); DC (0.2 m) 2 (0.125 m) 2
0.23585 m
A 20-lb force is applied to the control rod AB as shown. Knowing that the length
of the rod is 9 in. and that the moment of the force about B is 120 lb · in. clockwise,
determine the value of α.
SOLUTION
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SOLUTION
F F cos i + F sin j
450 1080
Fi Fj
1170 1170
r A/ B (0.45 m)i (0.24 m)j
F
MB r A/ B F ( 0.45i 0.24 j) (450i 1080 j)
1170
F
( 486k 108k )
1170
378
F k Substituting for M B :
1170
378
756 F F 2340 N
1170