Practice Questions
1. The vertical force acts downward at on the two-membered frame. Determine the magnitudes of the two components of F
directed along the axes of AB and AC. Set F = 500 N.
FAB= 448 N and FAC = 366 N
2. Resolve the force F1 and F2 into components acting along the u and v axes and determine the magnitudes of the
components.
(F1)v = 2.93 kN
(F1)u = 2.07 kN
(F2)v = 3.11 kN
(F2)u = 6.00 kN
3. The plate is subjected to the two forces at A and B as shown. If the angle θ is 600, determine the magnitude of the
resultant of these two forces and its direction measured clockwise from the horizontal.
FR = 10.8 kN and angle FR with horizontal 3.160
4. Determine the magnitude and direction, measured counter clockwise from the positive x axis, of the resultant force acting
on the ring at O, if FA = 750 N and θ = 45°.
FR = 1.23 kN θ = 6.080
5. If FB = 3 kN and θ = 450, determine the magnitude of the resultant force of the two tugboats and its direction measured
clockwise from the positive x axis.
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FR = 4.01 kN ϕ = 16.2
6. Resolve F1 and F2 into their x and y components.
F1 = 200i + 346j N
F2 = 177i - 177j N
7. Resolve each force acting on the gusset plate into its x and y components, and express each force as a Cartesian vector.
F1 = 900i N
F2 = 530i + 530j N
F3 = 520i - 390j N
8. Determine the magnitude of the resultant force and its direction, measured counterclockwise from the positive x axis.
FR = 12.5 kN, θ = 64.10
9. Determine the magnitude and coordinate direction angles of the resultant force, and sketch this vector on the coordinate
system.
10. A telephone cable is clamped at A to the pole AB. Knowing that the tension in the left-hand
portion of the cable is T1 800 lb, determine (a) the required tension T2 in the right-hand portion if
the resultant R of the forces exerted by the cable at A is to be vertical, (b) the
corresponding magnitude of R.
11. A steel tank is to be positioned in an excavation. Knowing that the magnitude of P is 500 lb,
determine (a) the required angle αif the resultant R of the two forces applied at A is to be
vertical, (b) the corresponding magnitude of R.
12. The cable stays AB and AD help support pole AC. Knowing that the tension is 120 lb in AB
and 40 lb in AD, determine the magnitude and direction of the resultant of the forces exerted by
the stays at A using (a) the parallelogram law, (b) the triangle rule.
R 139.1 lb,67.0
13. Two forces P and Q are applied to the lid of a storage bin as shown. Knowing that P = 48 N
and Q = 60 N, determine the magnitude and direction of the resultant of the two forces.
R 104.4 N angle is 86.7°
14. Determine the x and y components of each of the forces shown.
15. Determine the x and y components of each of the forces shown.
16. Member BC exerts on member AC a force P directed along line BC. Knowing that P must
have a 325-N horizontal component, determine (a) the magnitude of the force P, (b) its vertical
component.
P 485 N; Py = 970 N
17. The guy wire BD exerts on the telephone pole AC a force P directed along BD. Knowing that
P must have a 720-N component perpendicular to the pole AC, determine (a) the magnitude of
the force P, (b) its component along line AC.
P 2.22 kN Py = 2.1 N
18. Knowing that the tension in rope AC is 365 N, determine the resultant of the three forces
exerted at point C of post BC.
Rx = 400 N, Ry = 225 N, R = 474 N acting at 32.50
19. Two cables are tied together at C and are loaded as shown. Determine the tension (a) in
cable AC, (b) in cable BC.
20. Determine (a) the x, y, and z components of the 900-N force, (b) the angles θx, θy, and θz that
the force forms with the coordinate axes.
21. Knowing that the tension in cable AB is 1425 N, determine the components of the force
exerted on the plate at B.
22. A frame ABC is supported in part by cable DBE that passes through a frictionless ring at B.
Knowing that the tension in the cable is 385 N, determine the components of the force exerted by
the cable on the support at D.
23. A container is supported by three cables that are attached to a ceiling as shown. Determine
the weight W of the container, knowing that the tension in cable AB is 6 kN.
Use three equilibrium equations
W = 13.98 kN.
24. For the cable system shown, determine the tension in each cable knowing that P 2880 N
and Q 0.