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Solution:

The free body diagram of the cantilever beam is shown below:

A
Here, Ax is the horizontal reaction force at the fixed support A, y is the vertical
reaction force at the fixed support A and M A is the couple moment at A.

The equilibrium equation in the horizontal direction is:

   Fx  0
 4 kN  cos 30    Ax   0
Ax  3.464 kN

The equilibrium equation in the vertical direction is:

   Fy  0
Ay   4 kN  sin 30    6 kN   0
Ay  8 kN

Take the moment of all the forces about point A:

M A   6 kN 1.5 m    4 kN  sin 30  3 m + 1.5 m  cos 30     4 kN  cos 301.5 m  sin 30   0
M A  9 kN  m +  8.6 kN  m    2.6 kN  m 
M A  20.2 kN  m

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