Four 1 -in. -diameter pegs are attached to a board as shown. Two strings are passed

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Four 1 ½ -in. -diameter pegs are attached to a board as shown. Two strings are passed around the pegs and pulled with the forces indicated.

(a) Determine the resultant couple acting on the board.

(b) If only one string is used, around which pegs should it pass and in what directions should it be pulled to create the same couple with the minimum tension in the string?

(c) What is the value of that minimum tension?

Four 1 ½ -in. -diameter pegs are attached to a
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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073398242

11th edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston Jr., David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell, Brian Self

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