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Solution:

The free body diagram of the machine part is shown below:

A
Here, Ax is the horizontal reaction force at support A, y is the vertical reaction
force at support A and N c is the normal reaction at roller support C.

The equilibrium equation in the horizontal direction is:

   Fx  0
Ax   N c  cos 50   0
Ax  0.643N c .........................  1

The equilibrium equation in the vertical direction is:

   Fy  0
Ay   N c  sin 50   3 kN  0
Ay  0.766 N c  3 kN.........................  2 

Take the moment of all the forces about point A:

M A 0
 2.4 kN  m    N c  sin 50  0.45 m  0.4 m  cos 40   
 0
   N c  cos 50 0.4 m  sin 40    3 kN  0.75 m  

2.4 kN  m + 0.1099 N c  0.1653 N c  2.25 kN  m = 0


0.0554 N c  4.65

N c  83.94 kN
Substitute the value of N c in equation (1) to determine the value of Ax :
Ax  0.643  83.94 kN
Ax = 53.97 kN

Substitute the value of N c in equation (2) to determine the value of Ay :


Ay   0.766  83.94 kN   3 kN
Ay = 67.3 kN

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