I understand that a couple is made of 2 forces acting in opposite directions but how to replace this force with a couple and another force is what is confusing me.
Homework Statement
The question reads:
F1 is 120kn at A. B is located 300mm from A. f1 is inclined at 40 degrees to the x axis. Force one may be replaced by a statically equicilant force system consisting of a single force f2 and a couple c. Let force f2 pass through b
It asks you to...