In: Mechanical Engineering
The 500-N force F is applied to the vertical pole as shown
1. Determine the scalar components of the force vector F along the x'- and y'-axes.
2. Determine the scalar components of F along the x- and y'-axes.
Solution
Part (1).
we have Fx'= 500 N , Fy'= 0
Part (2). The components of F in the x- and y'-directions are nonrectangular and are obtained by completing the parallelogram as shown in Fig. c. The magnitudes of the components may be calculated by the law of sines. Therefore,