Question

We have three method to solve for the unknown force in the trusses. They are method of section, method of joints and rotational vector method.

(a) The first part of the statement is false and other part is true

(b) The first part of the statement is false and other part is false too

(c) The first part of the statement is true and other part is false

(d) The first part of the statement is true and other part is true too

The question was asked in class test.

This intriguing question originated from Method of Sections in section Structural Analysis of Engineering Mechanics

Answer 1

Correct answer is (b) The first part of the statement is false and other part is false too

Easy explanation: The main methods for the solving for the unknown force on the truss are method of section and the method of joints. The other method is just given for the sake of confusion. This means that only two main methods are to applied for solving the unknown force on a truss.