//Initilization of variables Wc=28 //lb v=16 //ft/s Ib=12 //ft-lb-s^2 u=0.4 //coefficient of friction t=2 //s g=32.2 //ft/s^2 //Calculations T=Wc+(Wc/g)*8 //lb alpha=8/(15/12) //rad/s^2 F=(Ib*alpha+T*1.25)/t //lb N=F/u //lb //Summing moments about D P=(N*8+F*3)/40 //lb //Summing forces horizontally and vertically Dx=151-P //lb Dy=-F //lb //Result clc printf('The reactions at D are Dx=%f lb and Dy=%f lb',Dx,Dy)