IE 111 STATICS

TUTORIAL SHEET 03
1. Three forces F1, F2 and F3 are acting on bracket AB at point B. F1 is the force
exerted by an elastic band with stiffness k = 2 N/mm. The elastic band is attached
to a slider C that can move horizontally on the rail D. The resultant of the 3 forces
has a magnitude of 600 N is directed along the positive x'-axis.
[a] Calculate the elongation of the elastic band in the position shown.
[b] Calculate the angle [measured from the x'-axis].

2. Use the dot product concept to calculate the angle between the 550 N Force
and line BC.

3. Little Boyet took off in his rocket with a velocity of V = 755 km/hr and an angle
of = 35 from the horizontal at exactly 12 noon. How fast is his shadow travelling
on the ground?