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Homework Statement
Find the reaction in the socket and joint at O and the tension in each cable.
http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/7585/hwstaticod1.jpg
Homework Equations
[tex]\sum{F_{x}}[/tex] = 0
[tex]\sum{F_{y}}[/tex] = 0
[tex]\sum{M}[/tex] = 0
r x F = M
The Attempt at a Solution
My teacher actually solved the problem for us. But I when I go back and tried to follow what he did, I came across a few problem. So I'll just start with question 1 first, hopefully I'll be able to solve the rest.
First, my teacher list out all the unit vector.
Tac= [tex]\frac{-1}{\sqrt{6}}[/tex]i + [tex]\frac{1}{\sqrt{6}}[/tex]j - [tex]\frac{2}{\sqrt{6}}[/tex]k
My question is, how can I look at the graph and get i, j, k? I understand where the [tex]\sqrt{6}[/tex] comes from, but not the number on top.
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