STATICS+MECHANICS OF MATERIALS-ACCESS
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Chapter 2.1, Problem 15P
For the hook support of Prob. 2.9, determine by trigonometry (a) the magnitude and direction of the smallest force P for which the resultant R of the two forces applied to the support is horizontal, (b) the corresponding magnitude of R.
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