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Find the reactions for a beam with a uniformly varying distributed load.
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Friction
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Student estimates, then calculates exactly and symbolically the value of $k$ for a parabola $y = k x^2$ which passes through a given point.
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Equilibrium of a rigid body. Find tension to raise a pole.
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Determine the moment of a force about a point by using $M= F d_\perp$ or $M = F_\perp d$.
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A hand truck on wheels. Easiest to solve by rotating coordinate system.
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Find the tension in a rope necessary to prevent a bracket from rotating by applying $\Sigma M = 0$.
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Two forces act on a bell crank. This problem has two unknown magnitudes and an unknown direction which makes it tricky to solve by the equilibrium equation method.
The solution is much simpler if three force body principle is used.
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Find the reactions of a rigid body (a triangular plate) at a pin and roller, using the three-force body principle.
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Classic problem of a vehicle parked on an incline. Best solved by rotating the coordinate system.
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Determine the reactions supporting a cantilever beam carrying concentrated forces and moments.
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Rigid body equilibrium problem. Easiest to solve by replacing forces on the perimiter of the pulley with equivalent forces at the axle.
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Calculate the moment of a force about three points using Verignon' theorem. All forces and points are in the same plane.
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Two known forces, and a third with known magnitude act on a rigid body. Apply $\Sigma M = 0$ about a pin restraint to determine the direction of the third force. The problem has two valid answers.
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Pulley supported by a cable, so the tension in the rope is constant. Advice is a youtube video showing how to solve the problem.
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Equilibrium of two interacting particles.
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Use the parallelogram rule to solve a force triangle.
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Determine the oblique components of a vector.
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Given three vectors, arrange them in a tip to tail arrangement using geogebra, then estimate the magnitude and direction of their resultant.
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Add three vectors by determining their scalar components, summing them and then resolving the rectangular components to find the magnitude and direction of the resultant
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Add three vectors by determining their scalar components, summing them and then resolving the rectangular components to find the magnitude and direction of the resultant.
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Three random forces act on a particle. Determine the force required for equilibirum.
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Find the tensions in two ropes supporting a weight.
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Determine the resultant of three random 2-D vectors.
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Two dimensional particle equilibrium problem. Advice shows how to use how to use slope triangles to find sines and cosines, rather than finding the angle and using that.
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Given a point and a line, determine the distance between them.
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Replace two forces with a equivalent force-couple system at a specified point.
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Student calculates $\bar{y}$ for a triangle. Must use similar triangles get element $dA$.
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Find the magnitude and direction of a force given its scalar components.