M1A1 – ATTEMPT 1

1. A CABLE STRETCHED BETWEEN THE FIXED SUPPORTS A AND B IS UNDER A TENSION OF 3.0 KN. EXPRESS THE
TENSION AS A VECTOR USING THE UNIT VECTORS i AND j, FIRST, AS A FORCE T A ACTING ON A AND SECOND, AS A
FORCE T B ACTING ON B.

2. THE MAGNITUDE OF THE FORCE F IS 360 LB. EXPRESS F AS A VECTOR IN TERMS OF THE UNIT VECTORS i AND j.
IDENTIFY BITH THE SCALAR AND VECTOR COMPONENTS OF F.

3. TWO RODS AND ONE CABLE ARE ATTACHED TO THE SUPPORTS AT O. IF TWO OF THE FORCES ARE AS SCHOWN,
DETERMINE THE MAGNITUDE F AND DIRECTION θ OF THE THIRD FORCE SO THAT THE RESULTANT OF THE THREE
FORCES IS VERTICALLY DOWNWARD WITH A MAGNITUDE OF 1230 LB.

4. DETERMINE THE MAGNITUDE F AND DIRECTION θ (MEASURED CLOCKWISE FROM THE POSITIVE Y – AXIS WHICH IS
DOWNWARD IN THIS CASE) THAT WILL CAUSE THE RESULTANT R OF THE FOUR APPLIED FORCES TO BE DIRECTED
TO THE RIGHT WITH A MAGNITUDE OF 7.4 KN.

5. DETERMINE THE n- AND t- COMPONENTS OF THE FORCE F WHICH IS EXERTED BY THE ROD AB ON THE CRANK OA.
EVALUATE YOUR GENERAL EXPRESSION FOR F=91 N AND (a) θ=11° , β=9 ° , (b) θ=1 4 ° , β=28°
 M1A1 – ATTEMPT 2

1. A CABLE STRETCHED BETWEEN THE FIXED SUPPORTS A AND B IS UNDER A TENSION OF 1.2 KN. EXPRESS THE
TENSION AS A VECTOR USING THE UNIT VECTORS i AND j, FIRST, AS A FORCE T A ACTING ON A AND SECOND, AS A
FORCE T B ACTING ON B.

2. THE MAGNITUDE OF THE FORCE F IS 520 LB. EXPRESS F AS A VECTOR IN TERMS OF THE UNIT VECTORS i AND j.
IDENTIFY BITH THE SCALAR AND VECTOR COMPONENTS OF F.

3. TWO RODS AND ONE CABLE ARE ATTACHED TO THE SUPPORTS AT O. IF TWO OF THE FORCES ARE AS SCHOWN,
DETERMINE THE MAGNITUDE F AND DIRECTION θ OF THE THIRD FORCE SO THAT THE RESULTANT OF THE THREE
FORCES IS VERTICALLY DOWNWARD WITH A MAGNITUDE OF 1190 LB.

4. DETERMINE THE MAGNITUDE F AND DIRECTION θ (MEASURED CLOCKWISE FROM THE POSITIVE Y – AXIS WHICH IS
DOWNWARD IN THIS CASE) THAT WILL CAUSE THE RESULTANT R OF THE FOUR APPLIED FORCES TO BE DIRECTED
TO THE RIGHT WITH A MAGNITUDE OF 6.5 KN.

5. DETERMINE THE n- AND t- COMPONENTS OF THE FORCE F WHICH IS EXERTED BY THE ROD AB ON THE CRANK OA.
EVALUATE YOUR GENERAL EXPRESSION FOR F=85 N AND (a) θ=32° , β=24 ° , (b) θ=24 ° , β=46 °
 M1A1 – ATTEMPT 3

1. A CABLE STRETCHED BETWEEN THE FIXED SUPPORTS A AND B IS UNDER A TENSION OF 2.5 KN. EXPRESS THE
TENSION AS A VECTOR USING THE UNIT VECTORS i AND j, FIRST, AS A FORCE T A ACTING ON A AND SECOND, AS A
FORCE T B ACTING ON B.

2. THE MAGNITUDE OF THE FORCE F IS 710 LB. EXPRESS F AS A VECTOR IN TERMS OF THE UNIT VECTORS i AND j.
IDENTIFY BITH THE SCALAR AND VECTOR COMPONENTS OF F.

3. TWO RODS AND ONE CABLE ARE ATTACHED TO THE SUPPORTS AT O. IF TWO OF THE FORCES ARE AS SCHOWN,
DETERMINE THE MAGNITUDE F AND DIRECTION θ OF THE THIRD FORCE SO THAT THE RESULTANT OF THE THREE
FORCES IS VERTICALLY DOWNWARD WITH A MAGNITUDE OF 1210 LB.

4. DETERMINE THE MAGNITUDE F AND DIRECTION θ (MEASURED CLOCKWISE FROM THE POSITIVE Y – AXIS WHICH IS
DOWNWARD IN THIS CASE) THAT WILL CAUSE THE RESULTANT R OF THE FOUR APPLIED FORCES TO BE DIRECTED
TO THE RIGHT WITH A MAGNITUDE OF 5.9 KN.

5. DETERMINE THE n- AND t- COMPONENTS OF THE FORCE F WHICH IS EXERTED BY THE ROD AB ON THE CRANK OA.
EVALUATE YOUR GENERAL EXPRESSION FOR F=86 N AND (a) θ=14 ° , β=10 ° , (b) θ=19° , β=37 °
M1A1 – ATTEMPT 1

6. A CABLE STRETCHED BETWEEN THE FIXED SUPPORTS A AND B IS UNDER A TENSION OF 3.0 KN. EXPRESS THE
TENSION AS A VECTOR USING THE UNIT VECTORS i AND j, FIRST, AS A FORCE T A ACTING ON A AND SECOND, AS A
FORCE T B ACTING ON B.

⃗
N A =+ N A sin 24 i + N A cos 24 j
⃗
N B=−N B i+ 0 j
⃗
W =0 i+Wj
⃗
N A +⃗ ⃗ =0
N B +W

{ N A sin 24 i + N A cos 24 j }+ {−N B i+ 0 j }+ { 0 i+Wj }= {0 i+0 j+0 k }

∑ F X =0 N A sin 24 i−N B=0 N B=N A sin 24
∑ F Y =0 N A cos 24 i−W =0 N A cos 24=W
W 36(9.81)
N A= = =386.5817481 N
cos 24 cos 24
N B =N A sin 24 N B=( 386.5817481 ) sin 24=157.2369625 N
7. THE SQUARE STEEL PLATE HAS A MASS OF 1940 KG WITH MASS CENTER AT ITS CENTER G. CALCULATE THE
TENSION IN EACH OF THE THREE CABLES WITH WHICH THE PLATE IS LIFTED WHILE REMAINING HORIZONTAL.

CORRECT ANSWER :TA=TB=5.373382166057 KN ,TC=10.149913548893 KN

8. THE UNIFORM 14-M POLE HAS A MASS OF 150 KG AND IS SUPPORTED BY ITS SMOOTH ENDS AGAINST THE VERTICAL
WALLS AND BY THE TENSION T IN THE VERTICAL CABLE. COMPUTE THE MAGNITUDE OF THE REACTIONS AT A AND B.
 ∑ F Y =0 T =150 ( 9.81 ) N
14 2=112+ C2 C= √ 14 2−112=5 √ 3 m

¿ = 11 > ¿ 11 ( 7 ) =5.5
7 14 14
ST 11 11 99
= ST = ( 9 )=
9 14 14 14

( 9914 )+150 ( 9.81 ) ( 5.5) + N ( 5 √ 3)=0

−150 ( 9.81 ) A

150 ( 9.81 ) ( −5.5)

99
14
N = =267.0080038 N
5 √3
A

∑ F X =0 N A −N B =0 N A=N B=267.0080038 N
9. DETERMINE THE TENSIONS IN CABLES AB, AC, AND AD.

⃗AB 2.40 i−0.45 j+ 1.65 k

⃗
T AB =T AB =T AB T AB=0.814378 i−0.152695 j+0.559885 k
| AB| √ 2.402 +0.45 2+1.652
⃗AC 2.40 i+1.50 j+0 k
⃗
T AC =T AC =T AC T AC =0.847998i+0.529998 j
| AC| √2.40 2 +1.502
⃗AD 2.40i−0.45 j−2.20 k
⃗
T AD =T AD =T AD T AD =0.730212 i−0.136914 j−0.669361 k
| AD| √2.402 +0.452 +2.202
W =−1962i N ∑ F Z =0 0.559885 T AB−0.669361T AD=0 T
⃗ 0.669361 T AD
AB=¿ =1.195533011T AD ¿
0.559885

∑ F X =0 0.814378 T AB +0.8479981 T AC +0.730212 T AD −1962=0

0.814378 ( 1.195533011T AD ) +0.8479981 T AC +0.730212 T AD −1962=0

1.703827782T AD +0.8479981 T AC =1962

0.8479981 T AC 1962
T AD + = =T AD + 0.4977017096T AC =1151.524832
1.703827782 1.703827782

∑ F Y =0 0.152695 T AB + 0.529998T AC −0.136914 T AD=0

0.152695(1.195533011 T AD )+0.529998 T AC −0.136914 T AD =0

T AD [ −0.152695(1.195533011)−0.136914 ] +0.529998 T AC =0
0.529998 T AC
−0.3194659131 T AD +0.529998 T AC =0 T AD+ =0−T AD+ 1.659012678T AC =0
0.3194659131
T AD +0.4977017096 T AC =1151.524832
−T AD+ 1.65901278T AC =0
2.156714388 T AC =1151.524832
 1151.524832
T AC = =T AC =533.9255065 N
2.156714388
T AD=1151.524832−0.4977017096 ( 533.9255065 )=T AD =885.7891646 N

T AB=1.195533011 ( 855.7891646 )=T AB=1058.990223 N