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[QUOTE="advityakhanna, post: 4486806, member: 486481"] [h2]Homework Statement [/h2] Calculate the net torque about O at P,assuming that a 30-kg mass is attached at P [Figure 21(B)]. The force Fg due to gravity on a mass m has magnitude 9.8m m/s2 in the downward direction. [h2]Homework Equations[/h2] The torque about the origin O due to a force F act- ing on an object with position vector r is the vector quantity τ = r × F. If several forces Fj act at positions rj , then the net torque (units: N-m or lb-ft) is the summation of r cross product F. [h2]The Attempt at a Solution[/h2] Have solution for no mass hanging that is: r=OP =10(cosθi+sinθj) The angle between the force vector F and the x-axis is (θ + 125◦), hence, F = 25 (cos (θ + 125◦) i + sin (θ + 125) j) The torque τ about O acting at the point P is the cross product τ = r × F. We compute it using the cross products of the unit vectors i and j: τ =r×F=10(cosθi+sinθj)×25((cosθ+125◦)i+sin(θ+125◦))j = 250 (cos θ i + sin θ j) × ((cos θ + 125◦) i + (sin θ + 125◦) j)= 250 (cos θ sin (θ + 125◦) k + sin θ cos (θ + 125◦) (−k)) = 250(sin(θ +125◦)cosθ −sinθ cos(θ +125◦))k We now use the identity sin α cos β − sin β cos α = sin(α − β) to obtain τ = 250sin(θ +125◦ −θ)k = 250sin125◦k ≈ 204.79k [/QUOTE]
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