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A Pole is connected to the wall with a ball and socket joint and
also supported by two cables. The weight of the pole
is 160lb. Forces F1 and F2 are applied
to the pole at point D. F1 is +
240j lbs. and F2
is -680k llbs.
(a) Draw the free body diagram of the pole, make a list of all
of the coordinates for each point, and write your
assumptions.
(b) Write the full set of equilibrium equations for the pole.
(c) solve for the tension in the cable CG and DF and for the
reaction forces at A. The two cables are separate.
Augmented Matrix for RREF. When you copy your Augmented
Matrix into MatLab, remember to only use the same number of
equations (rows) as you have unknown values.
F 4 ft 1 ft 3 ft Z 2 ft 2 ft G 1 ft D 1 ft F2 1.5 ft F1 Note: The pole is angled down directly below the y-axis, i.e., x = 0 for pts A, B, C, and D. 2 ft Y