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This document contains the solutions to two engineering mechanics problems involving calculating the resultant force given various component forces. It provides the MATLAB code to calculate the resultant force P by knowing one component Px in the first problem, and calculates the resultant force P by knowing all the components of applied forces and the tension in a rope in the second problem. The code shows how to define the given forces and reference triangles to calculate the magnitude and angle of the resultant force.

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National University of Sciences & Technology Pakistan

This document contains the solutions to two engineering mechanics problems involving calculating the resultant force given various component forces. It provides the MATLAB code to calculate the resultant force P by knowing one component Px in the first problem, and calculates the resultant force P by knowing all the components of applied forces and the tension in a rope in the second problem. The code shows how to define the given forces and reference triangles to calculate the magnitude and angle of the resultant force.

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National University Of Sciences & Technology Pakistan

Assignment 1 – Engineering Mechanics


School: SEECS Date: 25th March, 2021
Section: BEE 12B Semester: 2nd

S.No Name CMS ID

1 Talha Israr 333633

2 Rakhmeen Gul 344190

3 Yusra Ahmed 341836

4 Muhammad Hamza Javaid 338928

5 Ayesha Binte Safiullah 343856


Question 11
Problem 2.29 How to calculate Resultant P by knowing one
component Px = 720 N as shown in figure(write MATLAB code only)?
Code:
>> %First we identify the given components
>> Px = 720;
>> %We also have a reference triangle given
with components
>> Dx = 12;
>> Dy = -35;
>> D = 37;
>> %We calculate the cosine component from
the reference triangle
>> cos = Dx / D;
>> %We use this to find the value of P
>> P = Px / cos;
>> %We also find the Py component by
>> Py = P * (Dy / D);
>> %we use this to find the angle
>> theta = radtodeg(atan(Py / Px));
>> P
P=
2220
>> theta
theta =
-71.0754
>> %Thus Resultant force is 2220N at 71.0754
degrees below x-axis
Question 12
How to calculate Resultant P by knowing all the components of the
applied forces as shown in figure and tension in rope as 365N(write
MATLAB code only)?
Code:
>> %First we define the forces with C reference
>> F1 = 500;
>> F2 = 200;
>> T3 = 365;
>> %Then we declare the reference triangles
>> D1 = 25;
>> D1x = 24;
>> D1y = 7;
>> D2 = 5;
>> D2x = 4;
>> D2y = -3;
>> %We can also find the sin and cos values of
the tension using the dimensions given
>> D3 = 1460;
>> D3x = -960;
>> D3y = -1100;
>> %These values are negative because C is
reference
>> %Now we can find the components of all
forces
>> F1x = F1 * (D1x / D1);
>> F1y = F1 * (D1y / D1);
>> F2x = F2 * (D2x / D2);
>> F2y = F2 * (D2y / D2);
>> T3x = T3 * (D3x / D3);
>> T3y = T3 * (D3y / D3);
>> %We use this to find the x and y
components of resultant P
>> Px = F1x + F2x + T3x;
>> Py = F1y + F2y + T3y;
>> %We can now find the magnitude and angle
>> P = sqrt((Px*Px)+(Py*Py));
>> angle = radtodeg(atan(Py/Px));
>> P
P=
474.3680
>> angle
angle =
-32.5175
>> %Thus the resultant force acting on point C
due to force F1 and F2 and tension T3 is
474.3680N at an angle of 32.5175 degree
below x-axis.

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