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Edurev123 
STATICS 
1. Fundamental ideas, 
Statics deals with forces (on bodies) which produce equilibrium. 
If a single force ?? acting indepencently produces the same effect as that due to a 
number of forces ?? 1
,?? 2
,?? 3
, etc., acting simultaneously; then ???
 is called the resustant of 
???
1
,???
2
,???
3
, etc. in other words ????
 is ???
1
+???
2
+???
3
+?, The forces ???
1
,???
2
,???
3
, etc., are called 
components of ????
. 
The resultant of two forces :??? and ???. along ???? and ???? such that angle ?? ?? ?? is ?? . is of 
magnitude v?? 2
+?? 2
+2???? cos ?? . This is obtained by applying parallelogram law for 
addition of vectors. 
If two forces are in equilibrium, then they must be of equal magnitude and act in opposite 
directions along the same line. 
If three forces acting at a point are in equilibrium, they can be represented in  magnitude 
and direction by the sides of a triangle taken in order. This is known as law of triangle of 
forces. 
The converse of this law is also true. 
From the law of triangle of forces we get Lami's, theorem. If three forces acting at a 
point, are in equilibrium, then each force is proportional to the sine of the angle between 
the other two and conversely. 
The magnitude of the resultant ?? of two like parallel forces ????
 and ????
 acting at ?? and ?? is 
sum of their magnitudes, that is ?? i. ?? , and 
the line of action of ????
 (which is parallel to that of ?? and ?? ) divides ???? internally inversely 
in the ratio of the forces ?? and ?? . 
 
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Edurev123 
STATICS 
1. Fundamental ideas, 
Statics deals with forces (on bodies) which produce equilibrium. 
If a single force ?? acting indepencently produces the same effect as that due to a 
number of forces ?? 1
,?? 2
,?? 3
, etc., acting simultaneously; then ???
 is called the resustant of 
???
1
,???
2
,???
3
, etc. in other words ????
 is ???
1
+???
2
+???
3
+?, The forces ???
1
,???
2
,???
3
, etc., are called 
components of ????
. 
The resultant of two forces :??? and ???. along ???? and ???? such that angle ?? ?? ?? is ?? . is of 
magnitude v?? 2
+?? 2
+2???? cos ?? . This is obtained by applying parallelogram law for 
addition of vectors. 
If two forces are in equilibrium, then they must be of equal magnitude and act in opposite 
directions along the same line. 
If three forces acting at a point are in equilibrium, they can be represented in  magnitude 
and direction by the sides of a triangle taken in order. This is known as law of triangle of 
forces. 
The converse of this law is also true. 
From the law of triangle of forces we get Lami's, theorem. If three forces acting at a 
point, are in equilibrium, then each force is proportional to the sine of the angle between 
the other two and conversely. 
The magnitude of the resultant ?? of two like parallel forces ????
 and ????
 acting at ?? and ?? is 
sum of their magnitudes, that is ?? i. ?? , and 
the line of action of ????
 (which is parallel to that of ?? and ?? ) divides ???? internally inversely 
in the ratio of the forces ?? and ?? . 
 
If two unlike parallel forces ????
 and ????
 act at ?? and ?? , the magnitude of their "resultant ????
 is 
?? Q and the tine of action of ????
 divides ???? externally inversely in the ratio of the forces. 
The moment about a point ??  of a force ???
 whose line of action passes through a point ?? 
is ????
¯¯¯¯
×???
=???×???
 
If a number of forces act at a point, the algebraic sum of their (rectangular) components 
along any direction is equal to the component of their resultant in the same direction; the 
vector sum of their moments about any point is equal to the moment of their resultant 
about the same point. 
It follows that if a number of forces acting at a point are in equilibrium the algebraic sum 
of their components along each of three mutually perpendicular directions must be zero 
or the vector sum of their components about each of three non-collinear points must be 
zero. Fic 
If three forces are in equilibrium, then they must be co-planar and they must be either 
concurrent or all of them must be parallel. 
The resultant of two forces acting at a point O along ???? and ???? and represented in 
magnitude by ?? : ?? A and ?? ,?? 3 is represented by (?? +?? )???? where ?? is a point on ???? 
such that ?? CA=?? ?? CB 
A useful trigonometrical result 
?? is a point on the side ?? B of a triangle ?????? such that ???? :???? =?? :?? 
 
Then 
(?? +?? )cot?? =?? cot a-?? cot ?? 
(?? +?? )cot ?? =?? cos ?? -?? cot ?? 
 
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Edurev123 
STATICS 
1. Fundamental ideas, 
Statics deals with forces (on bodies) which produce equilibrium. 
If a single force ?? acting indepencently produces the same effect as that due to a 
number of forces ?? 1
,?? 2
,?? 3
, etc., acting simultaneously; then ???
 is called the resustant of 
???
1
,???
2
,???
3
, etc. in other words ????
 is ???
1
+???
2
+???
3
+?, The forces ???
1
,???
2
,???
3
, etc., are called 
components of ????
. 
The resultant of two forces :??? and ???. along ???? and ???? such that angle ?? ?? ?? is ?? . is of 
magnitude v?? 2
+?? 2
+2???? cos ?? . This is obtained by applying parallelogram law for 
addition of vectors. 
If two forces are in equilibrium, then they must be of equal magnitude and act in opposite 
directions along the same line. 
If three forces acting at a point are in equilibrium, they can be represented in  magnitude 
and direction by the sides of a triangle taken in order. This is known as law of triangle of 
forces. 
The converse of this law is also true. 
From the law of triangle of forces we get Lami's, theorem. If three forces acting at a 
point, are in equilibrium, then each force is proportional to the sine of the angle between 
the other two and conversely. 
The magnitude of the resultant ?? of two like parallel forces ????
 and ????
 acting at ?? and ?? is 
sum of their magnitudes, that is ?? i. ?? , and 
the line of action of ????
 (which is parallel to that of ?? and ?? ) divides ???? internally inversely 
in the ratio of the forces ?? and ?? . 
 
If two unlike parallel forces ????
 and ????
 act at ?? and ?? , the magnitude of their "resultant ????
 is 
?? Q and the tine of action of ????
 divides ???? externally inversely in the ratio of the forces. 
The moment about a point ??  of a force ???
 whose line of action passes through a point ?? 
is ????
¯¯¯¯
×???
=???×???
 
If a number of forces act at a point, the algebraic sum of their (rectangular) components 
along any direction is equal to the component of their resultant in the same direction; the 
vector sum of their moments about any point is equal to the moment of their resultant 
about the same point. 
It follows that if a number of forces acting at a point are in equilibrium the algebraic sum 
of their components along each of three mutually perpendicular directions must be zero 
or the vector sum of their components about each of three non-collinear points must be 
zero. Fic 
If three forces are in equilibrium, then they must be co-planar and they must be either 
concurrent or all of them must be parallel. 
The resultant of two forces acting at a point O along ???? and ???? and represented in 
magnitude by ?? : ?? A and ?? ,?? 3 is represented by (?? +?? )???? where ?? is a point on ???? 
such that ?? CA=?? ?? CB 
A useful trigonometrical result 
?? is a point on the side ?? B of a triangle ?????? such that ???? :???? =?? :?? 
 
Then 
(?? +?? )cot?? =?? cot a-?? cot ?? 
(?? +?? )cot ?? =?? cos ?? -?? cot ?? 
 
 
 
Example 1 
Forces acting in at a point I inside a quadrilateral ???????? represented by ???? ,???? ,???? and 
 ?? D in magnitude and direction are in equilibrium. Find the position of ?? . 
Let ?? and ?? be the midpoint of ???? and ???? respectively. 
 
Then 
PB
¯¯¯¯
·PC
¯¯¯¯
=2PN
¯¯¯¯
 
PD
¯¯¯¯
·PA
¯¯¯¯
=2PM
¯¯¯¯
 
We get 
2(???
|???
+????
¯¯¯¯
)=????
¯¯¯¯
+???
+????
¯¯¯¯
+????
¯¯¯¯
=0 (given)  
Therefore ?? is the midpoint of ?? ?? . 
It is also the midpoint of the line joining the midpoints of ???? and ???? . 
 
Example 2 
A uniform circular plate of weight ?? is supported at three points in its edge whose 
distances apart are a, b, c. Find the load carried by each support. 
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Edurev123 
STATICS 
1. Fundamental ideas, 
Statics deals with forces (on bodies) which produce equilibrium. 
If a single force ?? acting indepencently produces the same effect as that due to a 
number of forces ?? 1
,?? 2
,?? 3
, etc., acting simultaneously; then ???
 is called the resustant of 
???
1
,???
2
,???
3
, etc. in other words ????
 is ???
1
+???
2
+???
3
+?, The forces ???
1
,???
2
,???
3
, etc., are called 
components of ????
. 
The resultant of two forces :??? and ???. along ???? and ???? such that angle ?? ?? ?? is ?? . is of 
magnitude v?? 2
+?? 2
+2???? cos ?? . This is obtained by applying parallelogram law for 
addition of vectors. 
If two forces are in equilibrium, then they must be of equal magnitude and act in opposite 
directions along the same line. 
If three forces acting at a point are in equilibrium, they can be represented in  magnitude 
and direction by the sides of a triangle taken in order. This is known as law of triangle of 
forces. 
The converse of this law is also true. 
From the law of triangle of forces we get Lami's, theorem. If three forces acting at a 
point, are in equilibrium, then each force is proportional to the sine of the angle between 
the other two and conversely. 
The magnitude of the resultant ?? of two like parallel forces ????
 and ????
 acting at ?? and ?? is 
sum of their magnitudes, that is ?? i. ?? , and 
the line of action of ????
 (which is parallel to that of ?? and ?? ) divides ???? internally inversely 
in the ratio of the forces ?? and ?? . 
 
If two unlike parallel forces ????
 and ????
 act at ?? and ?? , the magnitude of their "resultant ????
 is 
?? Q and the tine of action of ????
 divides ???? externally inversely in the ratio of the forces. 
The moment about a point ??  of a force ???
 whose line of action passes through a point ?? 
is ????
¯¯¯¯
×???
=???×???
 
If a number of forces act at a point, the algebraic sum of their (rectangular) components 
along any direction is equal to the component of their resultant in the same direction; the 
vector sum of their moments about any point is equal to the moment of their resultant 
about the same point. 
It follows that if a number of forces acting at a point are in equilibrium the algebraic sum 
of their components along each of three mutually perpendicular directions must be zero 
or the vector sum of their components about each of three non-collinear points must be 
zero. Fic 
If three forces are in equilibrium, then they must be co-planar and they must be either 
concurrent or all of them must be parallel. 
The resultant of two forces acting at a point O along ???? and ???? and represented in 
magnitude by ?? : ?? A and ?? ,?? 3 is represented by (?? +?? )???? where ?? is a point on ???? 
such that ?? CA=?? ?? CB 
A useful trigonometrical result 
?? is a point on the side ?? B of a triangle ?????? such that ???? :???? =?? :?? 
 
Then 
(?? +?? )cot?? =?? cot a-?? cot ?? 
(?? +?? )cot ?? =?? cos ?? -?? cot ?? 
 
 
 
Example 1 
Forces acting in at a point I inside a quadrilateral ???????? represented by ???? ,???? ,???? and 
 ?? D in magnitude and direction are in equilibrium. Find the position of ?? . 
Let ?? and ?? be the midpoint of ???? and ???? respectively. 
 
Then 
PB
¯¯¯¯
·PC
¯¯¯¯
=2PN
¯¯¯¯
 
PD
¯¯¯¯
·PA
¯¯¯¯
=2PM
¯¯¯¯
 
We get 
2(???
|???
+????
¯¯¯¯
)=????
¯¯¯¯
+???
+????
¯¯¯¯
+????
¯¯¯¯
=0 (given)  
Therefore ?? is the midpoint of ?? ?? . 
It is also the midpoint of the line joining the midpoints of ???? and ???? . 
 
Example 2 
A uniform circular plate of weight ?? is supported at three points in its edge whose 
distances apart are a, b, c. Find the load carried by each support. 
 
S (cicumcentre of, BC ) is the centre of the circuar plate. The weight ?? acts at ?? vertically 
downward. Let  ?? 1
,?? 2
,?? 3
 be the forces acting vertically upward on the plate at ?? ,?? , C 
respectively. 
The forces acting on the plate are in equilibrium. Taking moments of the forces about the 
line [???? , we get ?? 1
???? =?? ·?? ?? '
 
??? 1
:?? ·
?? ?? '
????
=?? ·
2cos ?? 2sin ?? .(?? is circum radius =SA ) 
(?
?? sin ?? =2?? and ?? 2
=?? 2
+?? 2
-2???? ·cos ?? ) 
 =?? ?? 2
2cos ?? ????
=?? ?? 2
?? 2
?? 2
(?? 2
+?? 2
-?? 2
)
 =
?? ?? 2
?? 2
?? 2
?? 2
[?? 2
(?? 2
+?? 2
-?? 2
)]
 
 
Therefore 
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Edurev123 
STATICS 
1. Fundamental ideas, 
Statics deals with forces (on bodies) which produce equilibrium. 
If a single force ?? acting indepencently produces the same effect as that due to a 
number of forces ?? 1
,?? 2
,?? 3
, etc., acting simultaneously; then ???
 is called the resustant of 
???
1
,???
2
,???
3
, etc. in other words ????
 is ???
1
+???
2
+???
3
+?, The forces ???
1
,???
2
,???
3
, etc., are called 
components of ????
. 
The resultant of two forces :??? and ???. along ???? and ???? such that angle ?? ?? ?? is ?? . is of 
magnitude v?? 2
+?? 2
+2???? cos ?? . This is obtained by applying parallelogram law for 
addition of vectors. 
If two forces are in equilibrium, then they must be of equal magnitude and act in opposite 
directions along the same line. 
If three forces acting at a point are in equilibrium, they can be represented in  magnitude 
and direction by the sides of a triangle taken in order. This is known as law of triangle of 
forces. 
The converse of this law is also true. 
From the law of triangle of forces we get Lami's, theorem. If three forces acting at a 
point, are in equilibrium, then each force is proportional to the sine of the angle between 
the other two and conversely. 
The magnitude of the resultant ?? of two like parallel forces ????
 and ????
 acting at ?? and ?? is 
sum of their magnitudes, that is ?? i. ?? , and 
the line of action of ????
 (which is parallel to that of ?? and ?? ) divides ???? internally inversely 
in the ratio of the forces ?? and ?? . 
 
If two unlike parallel forces ????
 and ????
 act at ?? and ?? , the magnitude of their "resultant ????
 is 
?? Q and the tine of action of ????
 divides ???? externally inversely in the ratio of the forces. 
The moment about a point ??  of a force ???
 whose line of action passes through a point ?? 
is ????
¯¯¯¯
×???
=???×???
 
If a number of forces act at a point, the algebraic sum of their (rectangular) components 
along any direction is equal to the component of their resultant in the same direction; the 
vector sum of their moments about any point is equal to the moment of their resultant 
about the same point. 
It follows that if a number of forces acting at a point are in equilibrium the algebraic sum 
of their components along each of three mutually perpendicular directions must be zero 
or the vector sum of their components about each of three non-collinear points must be 
zero. Fic 
If three forces are in equilibrium, then they must be co-planar and they must be either 
concurrent or all of them must be parallel. 
The resultant of two forces acting at a point O along ???? and ???? and represented in 
magnitude by ?? : ?? A and ?? ,?? 3 is represented by (?? +?? )???? where ?? is a point on ???? 
such that ?? CA=?? ?? CB 
A useful trigonometrical result 
?? is a point on the side ?? B of a triangle ?????? such that ???? :???? =?? :?? 
 
Then 
(?? +?? )cot?? =?? cot a-?? cot ?? 
(?? +?? )cot ?? =?? cos ?? -?? cot ?? 
 
 
 
Example 1 
Forces acting in at a point I inside a quadrilateral ???????? represented by ???? ,???? ,???? and 
 ?? D in magnitude and direction are in equilibrium. Find the position of ?? . 
Let ?? and ?? be the midpoint of ???? and ???? respectively. 
 
Then 
PB
¯¯¯¯
·PC
¯¯¯¯
=2PN
¯¯¯¯
 
PD
¯¯¯¯
·PA
¯¯¯¯
=2PM
¯¯¯¯
 
We get 
2(???
|???
+????
¯¯¯¯
)=????
¯¯¯¯
+???
+????
¯¯¯¯
+????
¯¯¯¯
=0 (given)  
Therefore ?? is the midpoint of ?? ?? . 
It is also the midpoint of the line joining the midpoints of ???? and ???? . 
 
Example 2 
A uniform circular plate of weight ?? is supported at three points in its edge whose 
distances apart are a, b, c. Find the load carried by each support. 
 
S (cicumcentre of, BC ) is the centre of the circuar plate. The weight ?? acts at ?? vertically 
downward. Let  ?? 1
,?? 2
,?? 3
 be the forces acting vertically upward on the plate at ?? ,?? , C 
respectively. 
The forces acting on the plate are in equilibrium. Taking moments of the forces about the 
line [???? , we get ?? 1
???? =?? ·?? ?? '
 
??? 1
:?? ·
?? ?? '
????
=?? ·
2cos ?? 2sin ?? .(?? is circum radius =SA ) 
(?
?? sin ?? =2?? and ?? 2
=?? 2
+?? 2
-2???? ·cos ?? ) 
 =?? ?? 2
2cos ?? ????
=?? ?? 2
?? 2
?? 2
(?? 2
+?? 2
-?? 2
)
 =
?? ?? 2
?? 2
?? 2
?? 2
[?? 2
(?? 2
+?? 2
-?? 2
)]
 
 
Therefore 
?? 1
?? 2
(?? 2
+?? 2
-?? 2
)
 =
?? 2
?? 2
(?? 2
+?? 2
-?? 2
)
=
?? 3
?? 2
(?? 2
+?? 2
-?? 2
)
= 
?? 1
+?? 2
+?? 3
(?? +?? +?? )(?? +?? -?? )  (?? +?? -?? )(?? +?? -?? )
 
or ?? 1
=
?? ?? 2
(?? 2
+?? 2
-?? 2
)
(?? +?? +?? )(?? +?? -?? )(?? +?? -?? )(?? +?? -?? )
 
 
(??? 1
+?? 2
+?? 3
=?? ) 
Similar Expressions for ?? 2
 and ?? 3
. 
 
Example 3 
A rod of length (?? +?? ) whose centre of gravity is at a distance a from one end remains 
in (stable) - equilibrium in the vertical plane inside a fixed smooth isphere. Show that if ?? 
be the inclination of the rod to the horizontal then tan ?? =(
?? -?? ?? +?? )tan ?? , where 2?? is the 
angle subtended by thie rod at the centre of the sphere: 
The rod is acted by three forces, its weight W and the reactions ?? and ?? at its ends 
and is in equilibrium. 
Therefore 
(?? +?? )cot (90-?? )=?? cot ?? -?? cot ?? 
 or (?? +?? )tan ?? =?? cot (90-?? )-?? cot (90-?? )
 =(?? -?? )tan ?? 
or tan ?? =(
?? -?? ?? +?? )tan ?? 
 
 
Example 4 
Three forces ?? ,?? ,?? act along the sides BC, CA,AB of a triangle ABC . The resultant ties 
along the line joining the centre of the circle inscribed in ?????? and the C.G. of the 
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