10/4/2017 MasteringPhysics: Assignment 3 - Forces Part One

BoatStatics

Aboatownerpullsherboatintothedockshown,wheretherearesix
bollardstowhichtotietheboat.Shehasthreeropes.Shecantiethe
boatfromtheboat'scenter(A)toanyofthebollards(BthroughG)
alongthedottedarrowsshown.

Supposetheownerhastiedthreeropes:oneroperunstoAfromB,
anothertoAfromD,andafinalropefromAtoF.Theropesaretied
suchthatFAB = FAD .

Thefollowingnotationisusedinthisproblem:Whenaquestionrefersto,forexample,F AB ,thisquantityistakentomeanthe
forceactingontheboatduetotheroperunningtoAfromB,whileFAB isthemagnitudeofthatforce.

PartA
Whatisthemagnitudeoftheforceprovidedbythethirdrope,intermsof?

Hint1.Findtheforcesinthexdirection

WhatisthecomponentofF AB inthexdirection(callitsimplyFx ),intermsofFAB and?
Positivexistotherightinthediagram.
ANSWER:

Fx = F AB cos()

Hint2.Usingalgebraandtrigonometry

RecallingthatFAB = FAD ,youcanfindthexcomponentofthenetforceduetoF AB andF AD .Howdoesthis
relatetotheforceprovidedbythethirdrope?

ANSWER:

F AB cos()

2F AB cos()

2F AB sin()

F AB sin()

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