Problem 5) There are three forces acting at point D on the tower shown in Figure 1.5 below. Express each force in Cartesian vector form. Find the resultant of these three forces and express it in Cartesian vector form. What is the angle between the resultant force and the z-axis? What is the angle that the horizontal components (i.e., just the x and y-components of the force vector) of the resultant force make with the x-axis? 600 N 800 N 400 N 24 m 16 m 6 m 18 m 9 m 8 m Figure 1.5: Tower anchored by three cables (Problem 5). what is the moment generated about point O by the resultant force at point D? What is the magnitude of the moment? How much of this moment goes in the direction of OC (report answer as vector)?

Problem 5) There are three forces acting at point D on the tower shown in Figure 1.5 below. Express each force in Cartesian vector form. Find the resultant of these three forces and express it in Cartesian vector form. What is the angle between the resultant force and the z-axis? What is the angle that the horizontal components (i.e., just the x and y-components of the force vector) of the resultant force make with the x-axis? 600 N 800 N 400 N 24 m 16 m 6 m 18 m 9 m 8 m Figure 1.5: Tower anchored by three cables (Problem 5). what is the moment generated about point O by the resultant force at point D? What is the magnitude of the moment? How much of this moment goes in the direction of OC (report answer as vector)?

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Chapter2: Basic Operations With Force Systems

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Problem 2.63P: The force systems in Figs. (a) and (b) have the same moment about the x- and y-axis. Determine the...

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