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Coplanar Force Examples

1) The document contains three examples of calculating the resultant force of systems of forces. 2) Forces are broken into components and the algebraic sum of the horizontal and vertical forces is taken. 3) The location of the resultant force and its magnitude are then determined.
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Coplanar Force Examples

1) The document contains three examples of calculating the resultant force of systems of forces. 2) Forces are broken into components and the algebraic sum of the horizontal and vertical forces is taken. 3) The location of the resultant force and its magnitude are then determined.
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Example 1

Determine the Resultant of the force System shown in figure. Note that the action line of
each force is indicated in the fig.

50.00N

1
1
1
3
1 2

100.00N
30.00N

Solution
1. Solve the Components of the force

50.00N 35.36N 50.00N

1
2 Fy = 50.00N
2
1 1
1 Fx = 2
50.00N 35.36N

94.87N
3
1
1 Fy = 100.00N
10
10 3
Fx = 10
100.00N
100.00N 100.00N
31.62N
50.00N

1 13.42N

1
5 2 Fy = 30.00N
5
2
Fx = 5
30.00N

30.00N 30.00N
26.83N

2.Solve for the algebraic sum of forces in vertical and Horizontal directions
Solve for the resultant force.
→+ 𝛴 Fx = 35.36 - 94.87 +13.42 = -46.10N
↑+ 𝛴 Fy = 35.36 - 31.62 -26.83 = -23.10N
𝜃x
-46.10N

𝛼
R -23.10N
𝑅= (𝛴𝐹𝑥) +(𝛴𝐹𝑦) = (−46.10) +(−23.10) = 51.56N

𝛴 Fy -23.10N
tan𝛼 = = 0.501127
𝛴 Fx -46.10N

𝛼= 26.62deg
𝜃x = 180 + 26.62 = 206.62deg

Example 2
The three parallel forces and one couple act as shown on the cantilever beam on the figure
What is the resultant of three forces and a couple?

400.00N

200.00N

2m 2m 2m

1500.0Nm

500.00N

Solution
1, Apply Summation Moment at O

𝛴Mo= 500(2) - 400(4) - 200(6) + 1500 = -300.0Nm

2. Apply Summation of Forces Vertical

𝛴 Fy = 500 - 400 - 200 = -100.00N

Solve for the Location of Resultant

𝛴Mo -300.0Nm
a= 3m
𝛴 Fy -100.00N

100.00N

3m

2m 2m 2m
Problem 3.
Detrermine the resultant of the non-concurrent, Non-Parallel system shown in the fig
Assume that coordinates are in meters

y
120.0N

80.0N 30

100.0N

45
x
O
20
50.0N

Solution
1. Determine the vertical Components of the forces

100Sin45 = 70.71N ↑

120Sin30 = 60.00N ↑

50Sin20 = 17.10N ↓

80Sin90 = 80.00N ↑

𝛴 Fy = 70.71 + 60 - 17.1+ 80 = 193.61N ↑

2. Determine the Horizontal Components of the forces

100Cos45 = 70.71N →

120Cos30 = 103.92N ←

50Cos20 = 46.98N →

80Cos 90 = 0

𝛴 Fx = 70.71 + 46.98 - 103.92+ 0 = 13.77N →

y
60.00N ↑

80.0N
70.71N ↑ 103.92N ←

5m
70.71N →
x 1m
O 1m
46.98N →
1m 17.10N ↓
8m

𝛴 M (Fx) O =
70.71(1) - 103.92(5) - 46.98(1) = -495.9Nm

𝛴 M (Fy) O =

-70.71(1) - 60(8) + 17.1(8) = -413.9Nm

𝛴MO= -495.87 + (-413.91) = -909.78

𝑅= (𝛴𝐹𝑥) +(𝛴𝐹𝑦) = (13.77) +(193.61) = 194.10N

a= -909.78 / 194.099 = 4.69m


x= -909.78 / 193.61 = 4.70m

O x
a

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