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Parallel Force System: Shown below is a coplanar parallel force system with 4 forces acting on a beam. Find the resultant force and its location on the beam. Show the resultant and its location on the beam to report your answer. Be sure that your resultant force is pointing in the direction that you solved for. Show all work to receive full credit. A 3 kip 4 kip 1.5 kip 1 kip 1 ft 1.5 ft 2.5 ft 2 ft 4 ft 1 ft B

          Parallel Force System:
Shown below is a coplanar parallel force system with 4 forces acting on a beam. Find the resultant
force and its location on the beam. Show the resultant and its location on the beam to report your
answer. Be sure that your resultant force is pointing in the direction that you solved for. Show all
work to receive full credit.
A
3 kip
4 kip
1.5 kip 1 kip
1 ft 1.5 ft
2.5 ft
2 ft
4 ft
1 ft
B

Parallel Force System:
Shown below is a coplanar parallel force system with 4 forces acting on a beam. Find the resultant
force and its location on the beam. Show the resultant and its location on the beam to report your
answer. Be sure that your resultant force is pointing in the direction that you solved for. Show all
work to receive full credit.
A
3 kip
4 kip
1.5 kip 1 kip
1 ft 1.5 ft
2.5 ft
2 ft
4 ft
1 ft
B

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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To find the x-component of the resultant force, we need to sum up all the x-components of the individual forces. The x-component of a force is given by the force magnitude multiplied by the cosine of the angle it makes with the x-axis. The x-component of the 3 Show more…

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Parallel Force System: Shown below is a coplanar parallel force system with 4 forces acting on a beam. Find the resultant force and its location on the beam. Show the resultant and its location on the beam to report your answer. Be sure that your resultant force is pointing in the direction that you solved for. Show all work to receive full credit. 3 kip, 4 kip, 8.5 kip, 1.5 ft, 2.5 ft, 2 ft, 4 ft, 1 ft.