Assignment # 2 Resultant of Concurrent Coplanar Forces

1. Determine the resultant of the four forces acting on the body shown. Ans. 214 lb

2. The body shown is acted on by four forces. Determine the location and magnitude of the
resultant force. Ans. 572 lb

3. The force system shown has a resultant has a resultant of 300 lb down to the right at 60 0
with the X axis. Compute the values of F and ϴ required to give this resultant.
4. The block shown is acted on by its weight W = 400 lb, a horizontal force F = 600 lb, and the
pressure P exerted by the inclined plane. The resultant R of these forces is parallel to the incline.
Determine the values of P and R. Ans. 146.5 lb

5. Two locomotives on opposite banks of a canal pull a vessel moving parallel to the banks by
means of two horizontal ropes. The tensions in these ropes are 2000 N and 2400 N while the
angle between them is 600. Find the resultant pull on the vessel and the angle between each of
the ropes and the sides of the canal. Ans. 3820 N, 330, 270

6. Rework problem # 5 if the cable tensions are 2000 lb and 1500 lb.