Question: A horizontal circular plate is suspended as shown from three wires which are attached to a support at D and form 30 angles with the

A horizontal circular plate is suspended as shown from three wires which are attached to a support at D and form 30° angles with the vertical. Knowing that the tension in wire CD is 120 lb, determine

(a) The components of the force exerted by this wire on the plate,

(b) The angles θx, θy, and θz that the force forms with the coordinate axes.



Бое 60° R 40 х


60 R 40

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