A uniform rectangular plate of width d, height h, and weight W is supported with its top

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A uniform rectangular plate of width d, height h, and weight W is supported with its top and bottom edges horizontal (Fig. 11.48). At the lower left comer there is a hinge and at the upper right corner there is a cable.
(a) For what angle 6 with the vertical will the tension in the cable be the least, and what is that tension?
(b) Under the conditions of part (a), find the horizontal and vertical components of the force that the hinge exerts on the plate.


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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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