Engineering Mechanics: Statics & Dynamics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Force System Resultants - Section 4.4 - Principle of Moments - Problems - Page 139: 11

Answer

$$ \begin{aligned} & \mathbf{M}_B=\{-3.36 \mathbf{k}\} \mathrm{N} \cdot \mathrm{m} \\ & \alpha=90^{\circ} \\ & \beta=90^{\circ} \\ & \gamma=180^{\circ} \end{aligned} $$

Work Step by Step

$$ \begin{aligned} & F=20\left(\sin 60^{\circ} \mathbf{i}-\cos 60^{\circ} \mathbf{j}\right)=\{17.32 \mathbf{i}-10 \mathbf{j}\} \mathrm{N} \\ & \mathbf{r}_{B A}=\{-0.01 \mathbf{i}+0.2 \mathbf{j}\} \mathrm{m} \end{aligned} $$ Moment of Force $\boldsymbol{F}$ about point $\boldsymbol{B}$. $$ \begin{aligned} \mathbf{M}_B & =\mathbf{r}_{B A} \times F \\ & =\left|\begin{array}{ccc} \mathbf{i} & \mathbf{j} & \mathbf{k} \\ -0.01 & 0.2 & 0 \\ 17.32 & -10 & 0 \end{array}\right| \\ & =\{-3.3641 \mathbf{k}\} \mathrm{N} \cdot \mathrm{m} \\ & =\{-3.36 \mathbf{k}\} \mathrm{N} \cdot \mathrm{m} \end{aligned} $$ Now the unit vector for $\mathbf{M}_B$ is $\mathbf{u}=-\mathbf{k}$. Thus, the coordinate directi angles of $\mathbf{M}_B$ are $$ \begin{aligned} & \alpha=\cos ^{-1} 0=90^{\circ} \\ & \beta=\cos ^{-1} 0=90^{\circ} \\ & \gamma=\cos ^{-1}(-1)=108^{\circ} \end{aligned} $$
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