Forces and Couples Are Applied to ABCDE as Shown in the Figure

question 4

Multiple Choice

Forces and couples are applied to ABCDE as shown in the figure. All turns of ABCDE are 90º angles $90 ^ { \circ }$ . The statically equivalent moment at A ( $\left( \boldsymbol { M } _ { \mathrm { A } } \right)$ for the force2couple system is (in N ∙ m) :

• A) \(- 160 i + 575 j + 1480 k\)
• B) \(160 i + 425 j + 1380 k\)
• C) \(- 160 \boldsymbol { i } + 325 \boldsymbol { j } + 1380 \boldsymbol { k }\)
• D) \(- 160 i + 325 j - 1480 k\)

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