Q.

A weight W W rests on the bar AB as shown in figure. The cable connecting Wand B passes over frictionless pulleys. If bar  AB has negligible weight, the vertical component of reaction at A is

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a

WL-aL+2a

b

WL+aL-a

c

WL-aL+a

d

WL-2aL+a

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

FBD of rod will be as shown below 

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Summation of moments about A should be zero

MA=0=-TB×L +(W-TB)×a=0 TB=WaL+a

Summation of moments about B should be zero

MB=0=(TB-W)×(L-a)+RAV×L=0 RAV =WL-aL+A

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