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COSMOS: Complete Online <strong>Sol</strong>utions Manual Organization System<br />
Chapter 2, <strong>Sol</strong>ution 42.<br />
(a) Require R =Σ F = 0:<br />
y<br />
y<br />
( ) ( )<br />
900 lb cos 25°+ 1200 lb sin 35°− sin 65°=<br />
0<br />
or<br />
T = 1659.45 lb<br />
AE<br />
T AE<br />
T = 1659 lb !<br />
AE<br />
(b)<br />
R =Σ F<br />
x<br />
R =− ( 900 lb) sin 25°− ( 1200 lb) cos35°− ( 1659.45 lb)<br />
cos65°<br />
R = 2060 lb !<br />
Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics, 8/e, Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr.,<br />
Elliot R. Eisenberg, William E. Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip J. Cornwell<br />
© 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies.