Problem 2.

131

y
360 mm
C 450 mm
D A container of weight
O W = 1165 N is supported
500 mm
by three cables as shown.
B 320 mm
Determine the tension in
z A x each cable.
600 mm
 y Problem 2.131

360 mm
Solving Problems on Your Own
C 450 mm
D A container of weight
O
W = 1165 N is supported
500 mm
B 320 mm by three cables as shown.
Determine the tension in
z A x
600 mm each cable.

1. Draw a free-body diagram of the particle. This diagram shows

the particle and all the forces acting on it.

2. Resolve each of the forces into rectangular components.

Follow the method outlined in the text.
F
F = F l = (dx i + dy j + dz k)
d
 y Problem 2.131

360 mm Solving Problems on Your Own

C 450 mm
D
O A container of weight
500 mm W = 1165 N is supported
B 320 mm by three cables as shown.
z A Determine the tension in
600 mm x
each cable.

3. Set the resultant, or sum, of the forces exerted on the particle

equal to zero. You will obtain a vectorial equation consisting
of terms containing the unit vectors i, j, and k. Three scalar
equations result, which can be solved for the unknowns.
 Problem 2.131 Solution

y Draw a free-body diagram of the particle.

360 mm
C 450 mm

D SF=0
O
500 mm TAC
B 320 mm TAB + TAC + TAD + W = 0
TAD TAB
z
A 600 mm x

W = _ (1165 N) j

AB = (450 mm)i + (600 mm)j AB = 750 mm

AC = (600 mm)j _ (320mm)k AC = 680 mm

AD = (_500 mm)i + (600 mm)j + (360 mm)k AD = 860 mm

 y Problem 2.131 Solution
360 mm
C 450 mm Resolve each of the forces
D into rectangular components.
O
TAC AB
500 mm TAB = TAB lAB = TAB =
B 320 mm AB
TAD TAB
z 450 600
A
W = _ (1165 N) j
600 mm x = ( 750
i+
750 )j TAB =

= (0.6 i + 0.8 j) TAB

AC 600 _ 320 15 j _ 8 j
TAC = TAC lAC = TAC
AC
= 680 j(680
k TAC =
17 ) (
17
TAC )
AD 500 600 360
TAD = TAD lAD = TAD
AD
=
860
i+
860
j+(860
k TAD = )
25 30 18
= (
43
i+
43
j+
43
k TAD )
 y Problem 2.131 Solution
360 mm
C 450 mm Set the resultant, or sum, of
D the forces exerted on the
O
500 mm TAC particle equal to zero.
B 320 mm
TAD
z TAB Substitution into S F = 0,
A 600 mm x factor i, j, k and set their
W = _ (1165 N) j coefficients to zero:

0.6 TAB _ 25 TAD = 0 TAB = 0.9690 TAD (1)

43
15 30 T _
0.8 TAB + TAC + AD 1165 N = 0 + (2)
17 43

_ 8 18 T = 0
T + TAC = 0.8895 TAD (3)
17 AC 43 AD
 y Problem 2.131 Solution
360 mm
C 450 mm

D Substitution for TAB and

O
500 mm TAC TAC from (1) and (3)
B 320 mm into (2):
TAD TAB
z
A 600 mm x
W = _ (1165 N) j

15 30
( 0.8 x 0.9690 + x 0.8895 + )TAD _ 1165 N = 0
17 43
2.2578 TAD _ 1165 N = 0 TAD = 516 N

From (1): TAB = 0.9690 (516 N) TAB = 500 N

From (3): TAC = 0.8895 (516 N) TAC = 459 N