
Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780073398242
Author: Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston Jr., David Mazurek, Phillip J. Cornwell, Brian Self
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 2.1, Problem 2.7P
A telephone cable is clamped at A to the pole AB. Knowing that the tension in the right-hand portion of the cable is T2 = 1000 lb, determine by trigonometry (a) the required tension T1 in the left-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.
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Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics
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Prob. 2.45PCh. 2.3 - Two cables are tied together at C and are loaded...Ch. 2.3 - 2 .47 Two cables are tied together at C and are...Ch. 2.3 - Knowing that = 20, determine the tension (a) in...Ch. 2.3 - Two cables are tied together at C and are loaded...Ch. 2.3 - Two cables are tied together at C and are loaded...Ch. 2.3 - Prob. 2.51PCh. 2.3 - 2.52 Two forces P and Q arc applied as shown to an...Ch. 2.3 - A welded connection is in equilibrium under the...Ch. 2.3 - A welded connection is in equilibrium under the...Ch. 2.3 - A sailor is being rescued using a boatswains chair...Ch. 2.3 - A sailor is being rescued using a boatswains chair...Ch. 2.3 - For the cables of Prob. 2.44, find the value of ...Ch. 2.3 - For the cables of Prob. 2.46, it is known that the...Ch. 2.3 - For the situation described in Fig. P2.48,...Ch. 2.3 - 2 .60 Two cables tied together at C are loaded as...Ch. 2.3 - A movable bin and its contents have a combined...Ch. 2.3 - Prob. 2.62PCh. 2.3 - Collar A is connected as shown to a 50-lb load and...Ch. 2.3 - 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Prob. 2.103PCh. 2.5 - Prob. 2.104PCh. 2.5 - Prob. 2.105PCh. 2.5 - Prob. 2.106PCh. 2.5 - Three cables are connected at A, where the forces...Ch. 2.5 - Fig. P2.107 and P2.108 2.108 Three cables are...Ch. 2.5 - Prob. 2.109PCh. 2.5 - A rectangular plate is supported by three cables...Ch. 2.5 - A transmission tower is held by three guy wires...Ch. 2.5 - A transmission tower is held by three guy wires...Ch. 2.5 - In trying to move across a slippery icy surface, a...Ch. 2.5 - Fig. P2.113 2.114 Solve Prob. 2.113 assuming that...Ch. 2.5 - For the rectangular plate of Probs. 2.109 and...Ch. 2.5 - PROBLEM 2.116 For the cable system of Problems...Ch. 2.5 - PROBLEM 2.117 For the cable system of Problems...Ch. 2.5 - Prob. 2.118PCh. 2.5 - For the transmission tower of Probs. 2.111 and...Ch. 2.5 - Three wires are connected at point D, which is...Ch. 2.5 - A container of weight W is suspended from ring A,...Ch. 2.5 - Prob. 2.122PCh. 2.5 - Prob. 2.123PCh. 2.5 - Prob. 2.124PCh. 2.5 - Fig. P2.113 2.114 Solve Prob. 2.113 assuming that...Ch. 2.5 - Prob. 2.126PCh. 2 - Prob. 2.127RPCh. 2 - Prob. 2.128RPCh. 2 - A hoist trolley is subjected to the three forces...Ch. 2 - Knowing that = 55 and that boom AC exerts on pin...Ch. 2 - Two cables are tied together at C and loaded as...Ch. 2 - Two cables tied together at C are loaded as shown....Ch. 2 - The end of the coaxial cable AE is attached to the...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.134RPCh. 2 - Find the magnitude and direction of the resultant...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.136RPCh. 2 - Collars A and B are connected by a 25-in.-lang...Ch. 2 - Fig. P2.137 and P2.138 2.138 Collars A and B are...
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