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ikrom52
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Hello, so I have a statics question which I am having trouble with.
The question is : A boom is supported by a ball and socket joint at A and a guy wire at B.If the loads in the cables are each 8kN and they lie in a plane which is parallel to the x-z plane, what is the magnitude of the reaction force Ay for equilibrium.
I made a sketch with all the forces but the problem is I am getting too many unknown forces to solve.So I am thinking maybe I wrongly showed the forces.My sketch is shown below and the questions image also.
Thanks
http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/2759/stsk.jpg
The question is : A boom is supported by a ball and socket joint at A and a guy wire at B.If the loads in the cables are each 8kN and they lie in a plane which is parallel to the x-z plane, what is the magnitude of the reaction force Ay for equilibrium.
I made a sketch with all the forces but the problem is I am getting too many unknown forces to solve.So I am thinking maybe I wrongly showed the forces.My sketch is shown below and the questions image also.
Thanks
http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/2759/stsk.jpg
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