Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781259977268
Author: Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston Jr., David Mazurek
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 10.2, Problem 10.61P
Using the method of Sec. 10.2C, solve Prob. 10.31.
10.31 Solve Prob. 10.30 assuming that force P is moved to C and acts vertically downward.
10.30 Two rods AC and CE are connected by a pin at C and by a spring AE. The constant of the spring is 1.5 lb/in., and the spring is unstretched when θ = 30°. Knowing that l = 10 in. and neglecting the weight of the rods, determine the value of θ corresponding to equilibrium when P = 40 lb.
Fig. P10.29 and P10.30
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