题目
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The uniform lamina has sides and . The lamina is freely suspended from . A horizontal force of magnitude is applied to the lamina at , as shown in Figure 1. The line of action of the force lies in the vertical plane containing the lamina. The lamina is in equilibrium with vertical. The weight of the lamina is .
Find in terms of .
题目中文翻译
均匀薄片 的边长满足 ,。薄片从 自由悬挂。如图 1 所示,在薄片的 点施加大小为 的水平力。力的作用线位于包含薄片的竖直平面内。薄片平衡时, 竖直。薄片的重量为 。
用 表示 。
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等腰三角形的重心位于顶点到底边中点的中线上,距顶点为中线的三分之二。先用 —— 三角形求中线及其方向,再绕悬挂点取矩。
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Let be the midpoint of . Then and is perpendicular to . By Pythagoras,
The centre of mass lies on , with
Let . In the right-angled triangle ,
Since is vertical, the perpendicular distance from to the weight’s line of action is
Taking moments about ,
Therefore