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CH 02
CH 02
2
CHAPTER
STATICS
Ferdinand P. Beer
E. Russell Johnston, Jr.
Statics of Particles
Lecture Notes:
J. Walt Oler
Texas Tech University
• Law of cosines,
C
B R 2 = P 2 + Q 2 − 2 PQ cos B
C R = P+Q
• Law of sines,
sin A sin B sin C
= =
B Q R A
• Vector subtraction
R = 98 N = 35
R=0
= (− 34.73 + 0.3512 T AC + FD ) i
( )
+ 19.84 + 0.9363 T AC − 60 j
• The vector F is • Resolve F into • Resolve Fh into
contained in the horizontal and vertical rectangular components
plane OBAC. components. Fx = Fh cos
Fy = F cos y = F sin y cos
Fh = F sin y Fy = Fh sin
= F sin y sin
• With the angles between F and the axes,
Fx = F cos x Fy = F cos y Fz = F cos z
F = Fx i + Fy j + Fz k
= F (cos x i + cos y j + cos z k )
= F
= cos x i + cos y j + cos z k
• is a unit vector along the line of action of F
and cos x , cos
y , and cos z are the direction
cosines for F
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Edition
Ninth
Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics
Rectangular Components in Space
d = vector joining M and N
= d xi + d y j + d z k
d x = x2 − x1 d y = y 2 − y1 d z = z 2 − z1
F = F
1
= (d x i + d y j + d z k )
d
Fd x Fd y Fd z
Fx = Fy = Fz =
d d d
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Edition
Ninth
Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics
Sample Problem 2.7
SOLUTION:
• Based on the relative locations of the
points A and B, determine the unit
vector pointing from A towards B.
x = 115.1
y = 32.0
z = 71.5