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1. A force FB = 600 N is acting at point A as shown.
Determine the magnitude of the components of this force
along and perpendicular to an axis formed by points B and
C. Also find the angle between force FB and segment BC.
(35 pts.)
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2. The bucket hanging from point D creates a 30 lb
tension in cable DB. Determine the weight of the
bucket and the tension in the other two cables. Start
your analysis presenting a FBD at the appropriate
location. Solutions without FBD will be graded as
zero. (35 pts.)
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3. The crate has a mass of 350 kg and is subjected to a towing force P acting at a 20° angle with
the horizontal. If the coefficient of static friction is µs = 0.5, determine the magnitude of P to
just start the crate moving down the plane. (30 pts.)
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