An 18-kg mass is hung from a lever which rests againsta 10 degree wedge at A and is supported by a frictionless pin at C.Knowing that the coefficient of static friction is 0.25 at bothsurfacees of the wedge and that for the position shown the springis stretched 100 mm, determine (a) the magnitude of the force P forwhich motion of the wedge is impending, (b) the components of thecorresponding reaction at C.

An 18-kg mass is hung from a lever which rests againsta 10 degree wedge at A and is supported by a frictionless pin at C.Knowing that the coefficient of static friction is 0.25 at bothsurfacees of the wedge and that for the position shown the springis stretched 100 mm, determine (a) the magnitude of the force P forwhich motion of the wedge is impending, (b) the components of thecorresponding reaction at C.

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Question: An 18-kg mass is hung from a lever which rests againsta 10 degree wedge at A and is supported by a frictionless pin at C.Knowing that the coefficient of static friction is 0.25 at bothsurfacees of the wedge and that for the position shown the springis stretched 100 mm, determine (a) the magnitude of the force P forwhich motion of

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