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For the stepladder shown in the Figure, sidesACand CE are each 2.44m long and hinged at . Bar is a tie-rod 0.762mlong, halfway up. A man weighing 854Nclimbs 1.80m along the ladder. Assuming that the floor is frictionless and neglecting the mass of the ladder.Find

(a)the tension in the tie-rod and the magnitudes of the forces on the ladder from the floor at

(b) Aand

(c) E . (Hint: Isolate parts of the ladder in applying the equilibrium conditions.)

Figure:

Short Answer

Expert verified
  1. Tension in tie rod is 207N
  2. Magnitude of force at A due to floor is 539N
  3. Magnitude of force at E due to floor is 315N

Step by step solution

01

Write the given quantities

Length of tie rod =0.762m

Weight of man =854N

Length of ladder =1.80m

02

Determine the concept of force, tension and torque        

Write down the equilibrium condition for both the right and left side bars. We get six equations out of which four are for forces and two for torque. Solve those equations to find the tension. Once we get the tension, use that magnitude of force at floor A and E.

Formula:

∑Fx=0∑Fy=0∑τ=0

03

Determine the Body Diagram

Consider the free body diagram is shown below:

04

(a) Determine the tension in the rod

Left side of the ladder:

Vertical forces must be zero:

Fv+Fa-W=0

Horizontal forces must be zero:

T-Fh=0

Torque must be zero:

role="math" localid="1663820700156" FaLcoaθ-W(L-d)cosθ-TL2sinθ=0

Here d is the distance of ladder from the bottom so (L-d from the top)

Now consider the right side:

Fe-Fv=0

Fh-T=0AndFeLcoaθ-TL2sinθ=0

Consider the equations for the conditions is shown below:

Fv+Fa-W=0T-Fh=0

FaLcoaθ-W(L-d)cosθ-TL2sinθ=0Fe-Fv=0

Also:

FeLcoaθ-TL2sinθ=0

First equation is written as follows:

Fa=W-Fv

Consider from the fourth equation as:

Fv=Fe

Substitute the equations and solve as:

T-Fh=0

(W-Fv)Lcoaθ-W(L-d)cosθ-TL2sinθ=0WLcosθ-FeLcosθ-W(L-d)cosθ-TL2sinθ=0

FeLcosθ-TL2sinθ=0

Last equation gives:

Fe=Tsinθ2cosθ=T2tanθ

T=WdLtanθ

The lower side of the triangle has a length of 0.381 m and the hypotenuse has a length of 1.22 m

So the vertical length of triangle is 1.222−0.3812=1.16m

tanθ=1.160.381=3.04

T=(854)(1.80)(2.44)(3.04)T=207N

The equation for the vertical component of force is as follows:

Fv=Fe=T2tanθ=Wd2L

05

(b) Determine the magnitude of force at A due to floor

Fa=W-Fv=W1−d2L

Substitute the values and solve as:

Fa=8541−1.802×2.44=539N

Magnitude of force at A due to floor 539N.

06

(c) Determine agnitude of force at E due to floor

Consider the formula:

Fe=Wd2L

Substitute the values and solve as:

Fe=854×1.802×2.44=315N

Magnitude of force at E due to floor 315N.

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