Engineering Mechanics: Statics & Dynamics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Equilibrium of a Particle - Section 3.4 - Three-Dimensional Force Systems - Problems - Page 115: 60

Answer

$\begin{aligned} & F_{A B}=469 \mathrm{lb} \\ & F_{A C}=F_{A D}=331 \mathrm{lb}\end{aligned}$

Work Step by Step

$ \begin{aligned} & \mathbf{F}_{A D}=F_{A D}\left(\frac{-1 \mathbf{j}+1 \mathbf{k}}{\sqrt{(-1)^2+1^2}}\right)=-0.7071 F_{A D} \mathbf{j}+0.7071 F_{A D} \mathbf{k} \\ & \mathbf{F}_{A C}=F_{A C}\left(\frac{1 \mathbf{i}+1 \mathbf{k}}{\sqrt{1^2+1^2}}\right)=0.7071 F_{A C} \mathbf{i}+0.7071 F_{A C} \mathbf{k} \\ & \mathbf{F}_{A B}=F_{A B}\left(\frac{-0.7071 \mathbf{i}+0.7071 \mathbf{j}+1 \mathbf{k}}{\sqrt{(-0.7071)^2+0.7071^2+1^2}}\right) \\ & =-0.5 F_{A B} \mathbf{i}+0.5 F_{A B} \mathbf{j}+0.7071 F_{A B} \mathbf{k} \\ & \mathbf{F}=\{-800 \mathbf{k}\} \mathrm{lb} \\ & \Sigma \mathbf{F}=\mathbf{0}, \quad \mathbf{F}_{A D}+\mathbf{F}_{A C}+\mathbf{F}_{A B}+\mathbf{F}=\mathbf{0} \\ & \left(-0.7071 F_{A D} \mathbf{j}+0.7071 F_{A D} \mathbf{k}\right)+\left(0.7071 F_{A C} \mathbf{i}+0.7071 F_{A C} \mathbf{k}\right) \\ & +\left(-0.5 F_{A B} \mathbf{i}+0.5 F_{A B} \mathbf{j}+0.7071 F_{A B} \mathbf{k}\right)+(-800 \mathbf{k})=\mathbf{0} \\ & \left(0.7071 F_{A C}-0.5 F_{A B}\right) \mathbf{i}+\left(-0.7071 F_{A D}+0.5 F_{A B}\right) \mathbf{j} \\ & +\left(0.7071 F_{A D}+0.7071 F_{A C}+0.7071 F_{A B}-800\right) \mathbf{k}=\mathbf{0} \\ & \Sigma F_X=0 ; \quad 0.7071 F_{A C}-0.5 F_{A B}=0 \\ & \Sigma F_y=0 ; \quad-0.7071 F_{A D}+0.5 F_{A B}=0 \\ & \Sigma F_q=0 ; \quad 0.7071 F_{A D}+0.7071 F_{A C}+0.7071 F_{A B}-800=0 \\ & \end{aligned} $ Solving Eqs: $ F_{A B}=469 \mathrm{lb} \quad F_{A C}=F_{A D}=331 \mathrm{lb} $
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