IE 111 STATICS

TUTORIAL SHEET 04
1. Force F is 17 N. AB is 8 M. BC is 7 m. Calculate the moment of F about A [M A]
and about B [MB] in each of the systems below.

2. Little Boyet is being hunted down by the Wicked White Witch for a mysterious
reason that no one can fathom. Her daughter Bukangliwayway is worried for Little
Boyet for whom she harbored a secret love. After a long and arduous chase, the
Wicked White Witch finally caught up with our little hero and decided to feed him to
the Monster of Sleepy Hollow.

AB is a stiff rod. BC is a 6 m rope. The dimensions in x and y are in meters.

If Little Boyet is 40 kg, calculate the moment his weight makes about the [a] x-axis,
[b] about the y-axis and [c] about the z-axis.
Calculate the component of Little Boyet's weight in the direction of AB.