Solution:

Given Data:

*The moment about axis AB is: M AB  600 N  m

The moment about AB can be calculated as:

M AB   M B .nAB  nAB


  8cos 30i + 8sin 30k + 8j   P cos 20i + P sin 20k   .   cos 30i  sin 30k     cos 30i  sin 30k 
   2.37 Pj +3.76Pj  7.52 Pk +2.74Pi  .   cos 30i  sin 30k     cos 30i  sin 30k 
  2.37 P  3.76 P  .   cos 30i  sin 30k 
 5.31Pi  3.065Pk

The magnitude of the force can be calculated as:

 5.31P    3.065P 
2 2
M AB 

 600 N  m  =  5.31P    3.065 P 

2 2 2

360000  37.59 P 2
P  9577
 97.86 N

97.86 N
Thus, the magnitude of the force is .