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OK, thank you for clearing that up Voko. I have removed the force parallel to the rod and modified the force diagram, but can't understand why the value for the reaction force is still not what it should be according to the answer given in the book. I make R to be 221N; the book makes the...

Thanks Voko. I don't think the reaction force is parallel to the rod but I hadn't included it in that diagram. For some reason, I didn't think it needed to be included in the diagram of forces. The force I drew parallel to the rod was the force D which is the force of the wall against the...

The problem statement A uniform rod of length 2m and mass 5kg is connected to a vertical wall by a smooth hinge at A and a wire CB as shown. If a 10 Kg mass is attached to D, find: a) the tension in the wire b) the magnitude of the reaction at the hinge A. attached is my copy of the...