A hydraulic-lift truck carries a shipping container on the inclined loading ramp in a warehouse (Figure P4.5).

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A hydraulic-lift truck carries a shipping container on the inclined loading ramp in a warehouse (Figure P4.5). The 12-kN and 2-kN forces act on a rear tire as shown in the directions perpendicular and parallel to the ramp.

(a) Express the resultant of those two forces as a vector using the unit vectors i and j.

(b) Determine the magnitude of the resultant and its angle relative to the incline.


Figure P4.5

15° 2 kN 12 kN

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An Introduction To Mechanical Engineering

ISBN: 9781111576820

3rd Edition

Authors: Jonathan Wickert, Kemper Lewis

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