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PROBLEM 4.2 ‘A gardener uses a 60-N wheelbarrow to transport a 250-N bag of fertilizer. What force must she exert on each handle? SOLUTION Free-Body Diagram: ze 250N (ZF) m)—(60 N)(0.15 m) - (250 N)(0.3 m)=0 GON F=420N{ 4 Osten R O.1Se O15 5O.N 100N 190.N PROBLEM 4.9 L —_— { — 4 ‘The maximum allowable value of each of the reactions is 180 N. Neglecting the weight of the beam, determine the range of the je distance d for which the beam is safe. 450 num 450 an 7 SOLUTION or, team 1800) at a | ae 4 ots pam EF, =0: B= B=B, #)EM, =0: (50 N)d- (100 NY(0.45 m~d)~(150 NX0.9 m= d)+ B(0.9m—d)=0 50d —45 + 100d -135+150d +0.98- Bd 180N- m—(0.9 m)B 3004-B +)EM, =0: (50.N)(0.9m)— 400.9 m—d)+(100 N)(0.45 m) =0 45—0.94+ Ad +45=0 wo g0.9m)A-90.N-m Q) A Q) Since B 180 N, Eg. (1) yields. = BO OSN180 18 615m 4=150.0mm <1 300-180 120 Since 4= 180 N, Eq, (2) yields. 3 0.918090 940m 4 400mm

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