Vector Triangles
 

Vector Triangles problem 21


Two rigid steel beams XY and YZ are fixed at their lower ends and are hinged at Y. Each beam is inclined at to the horizontal, as shown. A weight of hangs from Y. The structure is in equilibrium.




What is the force exerted by each beam on the hinge at Y?










 

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