ES 61

Statics of Rigid Bodies

Engineering Mechanics: Statics, 12th edition
R.C. Hibbeler
Vector Mechanics For Engineers, 7th edition
F.P. Beer and E.R. Johnston
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Lesson 2

Maria Cristina P. Vegafria

 Summary
Parallelogram Law
The effect of two nonparallel forces F1 and F2
acting at a point A of a body is the same as the
effect of the single force R acting at the same
point and obtained as the diagonal of the
parallelogram formed by F1 and F2.

Polygon Rule

Triangle Rule
 Law of Sines and Cosines
For right-angled triangles:

For all triangles:

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