Engineering Mechanics: Statics & Dynamics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Force Vectors - Section 2.6 Addition of Cartesian Vectors - Problems - Page 55: 79

Answer

$\alpha = 124°$ $\beta = 71°$ $\gamma = 140°$

Work Step by Step

To calculate the angles, we must first calculate the Unit Vector for force 1. $U_{F_1} = -\cos 50° \cos 30° i + \cos 50° \sin30° j - \sin 50° k$ $U_{F_1} = -0.5567 i + 0.3214 j - 0.7660 k$ Now, we proceed to calculate the coordinate direction angles: $\alpha = \cos^{-1} (-0.5567) = 124°$ $\beta = \cos^{-1} (0.3214) = 71°$ $\gamma = \cos^{-1} (-0.7660) = 140°$
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