Engineering Mechanics: Statics & Dynamics (14th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0133915425
ISBN 13: 978-0-13391-542-6

Chapter 4 - Force System Resultants - Section 4.6 - Moment of a Couple - Problems - Page 164: 87

Answer

$$ \begin{aligned} & M_R=576 \mathrm{lb} \cdot \mathrm{in} . \\ & \alpha=37.0^{\circ} \\ & \beta=111^{\circ} \\ & \gamma=61.2^{\circ} \end{aligned} $$

Work Step by Step

$$ \begin{aligned} \mathbf{M}_R & =\left|\begin{array}{ccc} \mathbf{i} & \mathbf{j} & \mathbf{k} \\ 4 \cos 30^{\circ} & 5 & -4 \sin 30^{\circ} \\ 0 & 0 & 60 \end{array}\right|+\left|\begin{array}{ccc} \mathbf{i} & \mathbf{j} & \mathbf{k} \\ 4 \cos 30^{\circ} & 0 & -4 \sin 30^{\circ} \\ 0 & 80 & 0 \end{array}\right| \\ & =300 \mathbf{i}-207.85 \mathbf{j}+160 \mathbf{i}+277.13 \mathbf{k} \\ & =\{460 \mathbf{i}-207.85 \mathbf{j}+277.13 \mathbf{k}\} \mathrm{lb} \cdot \mathbf{i n} . \\ M_R & =\sqrt{(460)^2+(-207.85)^2+(277.13)^2}=575.85=576 \mathrm{lb} \cdot \mathrm{in} . \\ \alpha & =\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{460}{575.85}\right)=37.0^{\circ} \\ \beta & =\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{-207.85}{575.85}\right)=111^{\circ} \\ \gamma & =\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{277.13}{575.85}\right)=61.2^{\circ} \end{aligned} $$
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