6. A steel ball with a random weight M ~ N(12, 0.5²) lb rests between two smooth inclined surfaces. Determine the distributions of the reactions on the two supports.

Solution

From equilibrium, we have

From the equations, we have , and M follows a normal distribution M~N(12, 0.5²) lb.

Thus, the distributions of the reactions at the two supports are

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