UC – Main

College of Engineering

Preliminary Examination

Name: ___________________________________ Date: _____________

Subject: MECH 211A – Statics of Rigid Bodies Score: ⬚ൗ

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Instructions:
 Write your solutions of the problems in a bondpaper (long/short)
 Put your final answer in a box with its corresponding unit, no unit is wrong
 Submit this in PDF form
 You are given additional 15 minutes for the submission of your solutions
 Late submission that exceed 1 hour will not be accepted.

Problem 1
Find the value of the resultant force and its direction using
Triangle Law only. 10 points

Problem 2
Find the value of the resultant force and its direction
using Component Method. 10 points
Problem 3

If α = 20°, find the magnitude of the force P if the

resultant force of 425 lb and force P applied at A is
to be vertical.
Find also the value of the resultant force.
10 points