A 1.75-lb uniform steel rod is bent into a circular arc of radius 20 in. as shown.

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A 1.75-lb uniform steel rod is bent into a circular arc of radius 20 in. as shown. The rod is supported by a pin at A and the cord BC. Determine

(a) The tension in the cord,

(b) The reaction at A.


B. 20 in. 60

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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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