Engineering Mechanics: Statics & Dynamics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Force System Resultants - Section 4.8 - Further Simplification of a Force and Couple System - Problems - Page 186: 119

Answer

$\begin{aligned} & F_R=1000 \mathrm{~N} \\ & \theta=53.1^{\circ} \\ & d=2.17 \mathrm{~m}\end{aligned}$

Work Step by Step

Equivalent Resultant Force. $ \begin{array}{ll} \pm\left(F_R\right)_x=\Sigma F_x ; & \left(F_R\right)_x=600 \mathrm{~N} \rightarrow \\ +\uparrow\left(F_R\right)_y=\Sigma F_y ; & \left(F_R\right)_y=-200-400-200=-800 \mathrm{~N}\\=800 \mathrm{~N} \downarrow \end{array} $ As indicated in Fig, $ F_R=\sqrt{\left(F_R\right)_x^2+\left(F_R\right)_y^2}=\sqrt{600^2+800^2}=1000 \mathrm{~N} $ And $ \theta=\tan ^{-1}\left[\frac{\left(F_R\right)_y}{\left(F_R\right)_x}\right]=\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{800}{600}\right)=53.13^{\circ}=53.1^{\circ} \square $ Location of Resultant Force. Along $A B$, $ \begin{gathered} ↺+\left(M_R\right)_B=\Sigma M_B ; \quad 600(1.5-d)=-400(0.5)-200(1) \\ d=2.1667 \mathrm{~m}=2.17 \mathrm{~m} \end{gathered} $
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