Problem 2 For pin-joined truss ABCDE shown below subjected the to the applied load P, compute the
following:
a) Verify that the truss is indeed statically determinate
b) Compute the supports reaction forces
c) Compute the vertical displacement of joint E.
Assume all members have the same values of E and A. Display your answer completely in terms of the
given parameters E, A, L and P.
hint: use Castigliano's theorem