Question

A bipod (two legs extending downward) is carrying the weight of a camera lens while the photographer holds the camera and keeps the assembly steady). If the photographer is set up on a slope and the view from the front of the camera is as shown, given the weight of the lens of 69 Newtons, the angle from a plumb line to each leg of 18 degrees, a height to the center of the lens of 1.58 m and a slope of 19 degrees, determine the "friction component necessary at the ground to keep the bipod from sliding down the hill. Your answer should be in Newtons. Show all work on paper for submission for partial credit. h α Τα "friction"

Answer 1

1 work, virtual Wi-dy) +2lf Cos 19 da tf sinady 18/W O f f W = 2 flosta 2 flosta da taf sin 19 199 dy da tanis 끝 We sfeesia x tanti't affin 19 W 4 & Cosla tanie +2 Sin 19 61 2x0.945x 0-325 +2x0.325 69 f 1.265 = 54.55 N