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Kaushy
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Homework Statement
This is the diagram, and the question is written there too (sorry for blurry picture)
Homework Equations
My main question is that when you draw out the FBD, at point A, there is a force going up, and a force going to the right. Why isn't there a moment around A? I have had other questions where a beam is attached to a wall and I'll have the x, y, and moment at the connection. Is it because there is a ground at the bottom? Would there be a moment at A if it wasn't there?
The Attempt at a Solution
(left, right, clockwise positive)
Sum of all forces in X = 0
Sum of all forces in Y = 0
Sum of moments (from A) = 0, so is the formula: 0 = 4*10000sin30 - 4*Tsin80 (or 0 = MomentA + 4*10000sin30 - 4*Tsin80?)[/B]