Calculating the resultant force .

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The discussion revolves around calculating the resultant force acting at an anchor point of two cables under tension, with a focus on graphical methods and force resolution techniques. Participants are attempting to interpret a visual representation of the problem.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Assumption checking, Problem interpretation

Approaches and Questions Raised

  • Participants discuss various methods for visualizing the problem, including graphical methods and the tip-to-tail method. There are questions about accessing the image necessary for understanding the setup, and some participants suggest alternative image hosting sites.

Discussion Status

The discussion is ongoing, with some participants successfully accessing the image and others still trying to view it. A suggestion to resolve forces into components has been made, indicating a potential direction for further exploration.

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There are constraints related to image accessibility, as some participants are unable to view the original image due to privacy settings or platform limitations. This has led to a focus on finding alternative ways to share the visual information necessary for problem-solving.

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calculating the resultant force...

Use a suitable graphical method to determine the magnitude and direction of the resultant force acting the anchor point of two cables under tension as shown:

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.editAlbumPhoto&albumID=1793679&imageID=24227865&MyToken=0cb4517b-8fb5-4f73-9f12-3d6a830070da

(might have to Save As the picture to see it better.)


anyone help me?
 
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Repost the picture on a site like http://imageshack.us since I don't have myspace, I apparently can't see the image. So I don't know what is happening in the problem and can't help for the while.
 
ok i have sorted that problem, my profile was set as private. u are able to see it now. :P

LF
 
Nope, I still go to what looks like the homepage to me...
 
ok ill make an imageshack
 
ok i don't really want to pay for it. what other thing could i use??
 
photobucket.com
 
<a href="http://s301.photobucket.com/albums/nn60/LiamFermoyle/?action=view&current=untitled.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn60/LiamFermoyle/untitled.jpg" border="0" alt="resultant force thing"></a>
 
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html doesn't work here.
untitled.jpg
Try tip to tail method?
 
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dont u see that? erm... and if u get confused about the 30? is actually 30degrees
 
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untitled1.jpg
 
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Well now that I see the picture if you don't want to use that method, you can always resolve the forces into vertical and horizontal components and then easily find the resultant vertical component and the resultant horizontal component and go on from there.
 

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