CIE 251 STATICS

• Major Bennie Hamunzala - Lecturer

• 0977960063, bennieh@kth.se, benniemilanduhamunzala@yahoo.com
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• We will use a
right-handed
coordinate system
to reference the
location of points
in space.

• A position vector
r is defined as a
fixed vector which
locates a point in
space relative to
another point.
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For example, if r extends from the origin of coordinates, O, to point P ( x, y, z ), then r

can be expressed in Cartesian vector form as
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Assumptions: cable has negligible, cable cannot
stretch, cable supports tension or “pulling” force,
and this force always acts in the direction of the
cable, and the pulley is frictionless
 The 5-kg plate is suspended by
two straps A and B.