A 12° wedge is to be forced under the corner B of the 250-lb quarter cylinder shown.

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A 12° wedge is to be forced under the corner B of the 250-lb quarter cylinder shown. Knowing that the coefficient of static friction between the cylinder and the wedge is 0.35 and 0.50 between the wedge and the floor, determine the magnitude of the force P required for impending motion of the wedge.


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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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