A tripod whose legs are gach 4 meters long supports a load of 1000 kg. The feet of the tripod are vertices of a horizontal equilateral triangle whose side is 3.5 meters. Determine the load of each leg.

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1. A tripod whose legs are gach 4 meters long supports a load of 1000 kg. The feet of the tripod
are vertices of a horizontal equilateral triangle whose side is 3.5 meters. Determine the load
of each leg.
1000 kg
1.75
cos 30' =
AE
R.
AE = 2.02
AE
sine=
AD
2.02
e= sin
4
/1.75
8 = 30.33
RA = R =Rc =R
1.75
1.75
1.75
Transcribed Image Text:1. A tripod whose legs are gach 4 meters long supports a load of 1000 kg. The feet of the tripod are vertices of a horizontal equilateral triangle whose side is 3.5 meters. Determine the load of each leg. 1000 kg 1.75 cos 30' = AE R. AE = 2.02 AE sine= AD 2.02 e= sin 4 /1.75 8 = 30.33 RA = R =Rc =R 1.75 1.75 1.75
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