8th Edition

ISBN: 9781118807330

Author: James L. Meriam, L. G. Kraige, J. N. Bolton

Publisher: WILEY

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Chapter 2.10, Problem 186P

A flagpole with attached light triangular frame is shown here for an arbitrary position during its raising. The 75-N tension in the erecting cable remains constant. Determine and plot the moment about the pivot O of the 75-N force for the range 0 ≤ θ ≤ 90 ° . Determine the maximum value of this moment and the elevation angle at which it occurs; comment on the physical significance of the latter. The effects of the diameter of the drum at D may be neglected.

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