The rig shown consists of a 5.4-kN horizontal member ABC and a vertical member DBE welded together

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The rig shown consists of a 5.4-kN horizontal member ABC and a vertical member DBE welded together at B and is used to raise a 16.2-kN crate. Determine

(a) The required tension in cable ADCF if the maximum value of the couple at E is to be as small as possible as x varies from 0.6 m to 7 m,

(b) The corresponding maximum value of the couple.


15m - -26m W AN 162AN

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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073212227

8th Edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell

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