RESULTANT OF COPLANAR FORCES

PARALLEL FORCE SYSTEM

UNSOLVED SUMS

UNSOLVED SUMS :
1)
An inclined rod is subjected to forces as shown. All forces are parallel and
normal to AC. Find resultant of forces and its location with respect to A.

Ans. Hint :
1)
Consider AC as x-axis. Hence all forces will be along y-axis.
2)
Fy = R

5)

Apply Varignons Theorem about point A.

No need to take hinge reactions at point A since we are dealing with
external forces in resultant.
Ans. R = 2600 N and d = 2.54 m with respect to A, along AC.

2)

Find resultant and locate it with respect to O

3)
4)

Ans. R = 10 KN () d = 7.2M to left of O

Hint : {Varignons theorem about O

MF0

MR0

f a

15 2 20 4 12 5 2

Rd }

72 10 d

(1)

d = 7.2 m
(Two possibilities

RESULTANT OF COPLANAR FORCES

Ans.

PARALLEL FORCE SYSTEM

UNSOLVED SUMS

But Value of R d is positive 72

[From (1)]
Moment by resultant is anticlockwise.
10 KN to left of O generates an anticlockwise moment.