Hibbeler Statics 14e: Problem 2-49 Page 1 of 2

Problem 2-49
If F1 = 300 N and ✓ = 10 , determine the magnitude and direction, measured counterclockwise
from the positive x0 axis, of the resultant force acting on the bracket.

Solution

Begin by finding the angle ↵ that F3 makes with the x-axis.

✓ ◆
5 1 5
tan ↵ = ! ↵ = tan ⇡ 22.6
12 12
Write each of the forces in component form.
F1 = 300 hsin 70 , cos 70 i N

F2 = 200 h0, 1i N
⌧ ⌧
12 5 2160 900
F3 = 180 h cos ↵, sin ↵i N = 180 , N= , N
13 13 13 13
Add F1 , F2 , and F3 together to get the resultant force FR .
FR = F1 + F2 + F3
⌧
2160 900
= 300 sin 70 , 300 cos 70 + 200 + N
13 13

⇡ h116, 372i N

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Its magnitude is
s✓ ◆2 ✓ ◆2
2160 900
|FR | = 300 sin 70 + 300 cos 70 + 200 +
13 13

⇡ 389 N,

and the direction it points in counterclockwise from the positive x-axis is

300 cos 70 + 200 + 900

13
tan = 2160 ! ⇡ 72.7 .
300 sin 70 13

Measuring the counterclockwise angle from the positive x0 -axis instead gives 30 ⇡ 42.7 .

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