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Thanks to everyone for the help. I too get: $$F_1=8$$ $$F_2=(12-\sqrt{3})$$ $$F_3=(12+\sqrt{3})$$ I will assume here that the answer...

Thanks both for your suggestion of using the original forces for the moment balancing. It is not agreeing with the book at the moment...

Could I please ask for help with the following question: A lamina is in the shape of an equilateral triangle ABC, and D, E, F are the...

Thanks very much. That helped me to see it. Moments about Q. Mitch.

Could I please ask for help with the last part of the following question? I have the first two parts done, answers are: Distance of...

Thanks jbriggs444 and haruspex for your hints and patience, I see it now and have the right answers. Thanks very much.

Again, thanks very much for the help\hint, I'm just not seeing through to the solution. I get that if we take the force R which acts...

Thanks for the hints, but I still can't see my way to the solution. Given that F is R-plus-an-additionsal-pure-torque and that we a told...

Can anyone please help me with the following? Three forces which act along the sides AB, BC and CD of a regular hexagon ABCDEF of side...