The diagram in Fig. 5 shows a beam of negligible weight balanced by a constant forces P and Q.

      

The diagram in Fig. 5 shows a beam of negligible weight balanced by a constant forces P and Q.

Derive the relations17gauge4182017103.jpghip between x and y

  

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John
At equilibrium: Sum of clockwise moment about the pivot= sum of anticlockwise moment about the pivot

= P x X = Q x y
johnmulu answered the question on April 18, 2017 at 10:04


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