DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

ZZ1001D Engineering Mechanics

Module 1_Set 2a

1. The cable stays AB and AD help support pole AC (Fig. 1). Knowing that the tension is 120 lb in AB
and 40 lb in AD, determine graphically the magnitude and direction of the resultant of the forces
exerted by the stays at A using (a) the parallelogram law, (b) the triangle rule.

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2. The cable AO in Fig. 2 exerts a force on the top of the pole of 𝐅 = {−120𝐢 − 90𝐣 − 80𝐤} lb. If the
cable has a length of 34 ft, determine the height z of the pole and the location (x, y) of its base.

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3. Using the parallelogram law, find the tensile force in cable AC, TAC, and the angle α (Fig. 3).

4. Determine the projection of force acting along line AC of the pipe assembly (Fig. 4). Express the
result as a Cartesian vector.

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5. Resolve the 250-N force into components acting along the u and v axes and determine the
magnitudes of these components (Fig. 5).

6. Find the dot product of the vectors represented by the diagonals from A to F and from D to G (Fig.
6). What is the angle between them?
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7. Making use of the cross product, give the unit vector n normal to the inclined surface ABC (Fig. 7).

8. If the coordinates of vertex E of the inclined pyramid are (5, 50, 80) m, what is the angle between
outward normal to faces ADE and BCE (Fig. 8)?

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9. Find the moment of the forces about points A and B using scalar approach and vector approach
(Fig. 9).

10. Find the moment of the 1000-lb force about an axis going between points D and C (Fig. 10).
11. Determine the resultant moment produced by the two forces about point O. Express the result as a
Cartesian vector (Fig. 11).

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12. Determine the moment produced by each force about point O located on the drill bit (Fig. 12).
Express the results as Cartesian vectors.