Experiment No.

3 (Concurrent Forces) Rating: ___________

Name: Evan Joseph Daras Group No. 2
__________
Course/Year and Section: BSCE 1C

VI. Data and Results:

A. Composition of Forces: Parallelogram and Triangular methods

Trial FA FB θA θB RP RT W %EP %ET

45g 70g 60g 115 108g 108g 100 7.69 7.69
1
g g
50g 65g 65g 110 106g 106g 100 5.83 5.83
2
g g

B.1. Resolution of Forces: Polygon Method

Trial FA FB FC θA θB θC RP W %EP
1 40g 60g 70g 45g 70g 120g 148g 150g -1.34
2. Resolution of Forces: Analytical Method
2 50g 65g 60g 50g 75g 110g 160g 150g 6.45
Tria FA FB FC θA θB θC ƩFx ƩFy RA W %E
l A
40g 60g 70g 45g 70g 120 13. 145.2 145.42 150 -2.76
1 g 8 8 g g
50 65 60 50 75
2
g g g g g
VII. Computations and Diagrams:
VIII. Exercise Problems: Concurrent Forces

1. A man walks eastward for 5 km and then northward for 10 km. How far is
she from her starting point? If she walked directly to her destination, in what
direction would she had headed?

2. A man in a car on a level road sees an airplane flying in the same direction
and is climbing at an angle of 30o above the horizontal. By driving at
110km/hr, he was able to stay directly below the airplane. Find the
airplane’s velocity.

3. Using the component method, find the magnitude and direction of the
resultant of a 5-N force that acts at an angle of 37 o clockwise from the +X
axis, a 3-N force that acts at an angle of 180 o clockwise from the +X axis
and a 7-N force that acts at an angle of 225 o clockwise from the +X axis.
Compare your answer using the polygon method. Use scale 1cm=2N