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Exercise 2: Components and Moment of Coplanar Forces

1. An 60-kg person is standing on a board inclined 40° with the horizontal. What is the gravitational
component (a) normal to the board and (b) parallel to the board?
2. A force P of 2000-lb acts at an angle of 40° with the horizontal on a block resting on a 32° inclined plane.
Determine algebraically (a) the horizontal and vertical components of P and (b) the components of P
perpendicular to and along the plane. Refer to Fig. 2.2
3. The line of action of the 120 kN force runs through the points A and B as shown in the figure. Determine
the x and y components of force F. Express also the force F as a vector in terms of the unit vectors i and
j. Refer to Fig. 2.3.
4. The cable AB prevents bar OA from rotating clockwise about the pivot O. If the cable tension is 550 N,
determine the n- and t-components of this force acting on point A of the bar. Refer to Fig. 2.4.
2000 lb
y, m
B (8, 7)
400
F = 120 kN

x, m
320

Fig. 2.2 A (-8, -3) Fig. 2.3

t
n

2.0 m

500
B O

Fig. 2.4
1.5 m

Exercise 2: Components and Moment of Coplanar Forces/JsLumbab


5. The 4-kN force F is applied at point A. Compute the moment of F about point O. Determine the x- and
y- intercept of the line of action of the force.
Ans. MO = 2.68 kN-m., xi = -1.3 m, yi = 0.78 m

5 A (1.2, 1.5) m
3

4 kN

x
O

6. The 30-N force F is applied perpendicular to the portion BC of the bent bar. Determine the moment of
P about point B and about point A.

F = 30 N

C 2m

450
B

2m

7. Determine the direction θ for  (0    180 ) of the force F so that it produces the maximum moment
0 0

about point A. Calculate this moment. Ans: M = 1442 N-m, θ = 56.30

F = 400 N

2m

A
2m

Exercise 2: Components and Moment of Coplanar Forces/JsLumbab


8. In order to raise a pole from the position shown, force F is applied to the cable. If P = 200 lb, determine
the moment produced by F about point A. Ans: 1.57 kip-ft.

20 ft
P
750
C
A

10 ft

Exercise 2: Components and Moment of Coplanar Forces/JsLumbab

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