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Chapter 17 Problem 17-41

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The smooth 180-lb pipe has a length of 20 ft and a negligible diameter. It is carried on a truck as shown. If the truck accelerates at a = 5 ft>s 2 , determine the normal reaction at A and the horizontal and vertical components of force which the truck exerts on the pipe at B.

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Title Engineering Mechanics: Statics & Dynamics  14 
Author Russell C. Hibbeler
ISBN 9780133951929

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