The 20-kg slender rod is pinned at O. For the moment the cable attached at the

end A suddenly breaks, you are asked to

(a) provide forces (free body diagram) and motion analysis

(b) determine the acceleration of the end A

(c) find out the reaction at the pin support.

Determine the shear and moment as a function of x, and then draw the shear and moment diagrams.

A uniform steel beam AB of Weight  is loaded as indicated in the Figure 1 below:

Figure 1.

It is required to determine:

1. The magnitude of the reactions and , in the absence of the external force F.

1. the magnitude of the load F acting at B that makes the reaction force at A to be zero.

1. the magnitude of when F is acting at B.