//Initilization of variables W1=15 //N //up W2=60 //N //down W3=10 //N //up W4=25 //N //down Lab=1.2 //m Lac=0.4 //m Lcd=0.3 //m Ldb=0.5 //m Lad=0.7 //m Leb=0.417 //m //Leb=Lab-x //Calculations //(a) A single force Ry=W1-W2+W3-W4 //N //take sum Fy=0 x=((-W2*Lac)+(W3*Lad)-(W4*Lab))/(Ry) //m // (b) Single force moment at A Ma=(Ry*x) //N-m // Single force moment at B Mb=W2*Leb //N-m //Results clc printf('The reaction for single force (a) is %f N \n',Ry) printf('The distance of Ry from A is %f m \n',x) printf('The moment at A is %f N-m \n',Ma) printf('The moment at B is %f N-m \n',Mb)