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In the figure shown, one end of a uniform beam that weighs 827.
N is attached to a wall with a hinge. The other end is held up by a
wire. So the beam is in static equilibrium. There is an unknown
horizontal and an unknown vertical force on the hinge.
(a) Find the tension in the wire.
N
(b) What is the horizontal component of the force of the hinge on
the beam?
N
(c) What is the vertical component of the force of the hinge on the
beam?
N
Use the FBD to find the forces,
Figure 1
or,
Figure 2
(a)
Use the equation of rotational equlibrium to find tension,
Take moment about hing,(use figure 2),
Take length of beam L,
(b) Use figure 1 to find horizontal equlibrium equaiton on the beam,
c) Use figure 1 to find vertical equlibrium equlibrium equaiton on the beam,
Therefore,
a) Tension in wire is 716 N,
b) Unknown horizontal hing force is 358 N
c) Unknown vertical hing foce is 207 N,