- #1
cdornz
- 40
- 0
Homework Statement
A 23-kg sign is suspended from the end of a 7-kg pole that is 4m long. The pole is partially supported by a cable that is attached at a point 3m up along the pole from the socket. The angle between the pole and the vertical wall is 60°, and the angle between the cable and the wall is 70°. Determine the magnitude and direction of the force exerted by the wall socket on the bottom end of the pole.
Forces in this problem would be:
Fcable, Fsign, Fpole, Fsocket
Fsign = 225.4N
Fpole = 68.6N
I don't have the force for the cable and we are trying to solve for the socket.
Homework Equations
[itex]\Sigma[/itex]Fx=0
[itex]\Sigma[/itex]Fy=0
[itex]\Sigma[/itex][itex]\Gamma[/itex]=0
The Attempt at a Solution
I know that this is a combination of a force and torque equation, but I'm not really sure how to start this problem. I have the picture from the textbook and my version of the free body diagram.
Attachments
Last edited: