Question: Question 9 : In the figure below a boat ( AGB ) and trailer ( ADFCE ) is hitched to a truck. The trailer is

Question 9: In the figure below a boat (AGB) and trailer (ADFCE) is hitched to a truck. The trailer is connected to the truck with a pin at E, touches the ground at with a roller at D, and touches the boat with a smooth contact only at A (Assume that the reaction of the smooth contact at A is completely vertical). Member BC connects the boat to the trailer using pins at both B and C.
If the boat has a weight of 3000lb with a center of gravity at G. Determine the following:
i. Draw the following free body diagrams.
a. The boat and trailer
b. The trailer alone
c. The boat alone
d. Member BC
ii. Examine boat and determine the reactions at A and B.
iii. Examine member BC and determine the reactions at C.
iv. Examine the trailer and determine the reactions at D and E.
v. Determine the internal reactions at point F.
 Question 9: In the figure below a boat (AGB) and trailer

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