CA 1 MEC-107 BASIC ENGINEERING MECHANICS SET-A ROLL NO.

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1. Find the resultant of forces by resolving them into components.

2. The tailgate of a car is supported by the hydraulic lift BC. If the lift exerts a 625-N force directed
along its centerline on the ball and socket at B, determine the moment of the force about A.
3. Determine whether the block shown is in equilibrium and find the magnitude and direction of the
friction force when Ɵ = 65 deg and m = 50Kg.
4. A sailor is being rescued using a boatswain’s chair that is suspended from a pulley that can roll
freely on the support cable ACB and is pulled at a constant speed by cable CD. Knowing that α =
50°and β = 20° and that the combined weight of the boatswain’s chair and the sailor is 1200 N,
determine the tension (a) in the support cable ACB, (b) in the traction cable CD.