Question: Two control rods are attached at A to lever AB. Using trigonometry and knowing that the force in the left-hand rod is 1 30 F

Two control rods are attached at A to lever AB. Using trigonometry and knowing that the force in the left-hand rod is 1 30 F = lb, determine
(a) The required force F2 in the right-hand rod if the resultant R of the forces exerted by the rods on the lever is to be vertical,
(b) The corresponding magnitude of R.


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