//Initilization of variables theta1=50.5 //degree //is the angle made between BC & and BE theta2=36.87 //degree //is te angle ade between BA &BE g=9.81 //m/s^2 Wa=15*g //N Wb=40*g //N Wc=20*g //N //Calculations R2=Wc/(sind(theta1)) //N //from F.B.D of cylinder C(sum Fy=0) R4=(Wb+R2*sind(theta1))/sind(theta2) //N //from F.B.D of cylinder B(sum Fy=0) R6=R4*cosd(theta2) //N //from F.B.D of cylinder A(sum Fx=0) //Results clc printf('The reaction between the cylinder A and the wall of the channel is %f N \n',R6)