COSMOS: Complete Online Solutions Manual Organization System
Chapter 4, Solution 1. Free-Body Diagram:
(a)
ΣM B = 0:
− Ay ( 3.6 ft ) − (146 lb )(1.44 ft ) − ( 63 lb )( 3.24 ft ) − ( 90 lb )( 6.24 ft ) = 0
Ay = − 271.10 lb (b)
ΣM A = 0 :
or A y = 271 lb
or B y = 570 lb
By (3.6 ft ) − (146 lb)(5.04 ft ) − (63 lb)(6.84 ft ) − (90 lb)(9.84 ft ) = 0 By = 570.10 lb
Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics, 8/e, Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot R. Eisenberg, William E. Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip J. Cornwell © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies.