Determine the magnitude and directional sense

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The railway crossing gate consists of the 100 kg gate arm having a center of mass at Ga and the 250 kg counterweight having a center of mass at Gw. Determine the magnitude and directional sense of the resultant moment produced by the weights about point A. (Engineering Mechanics Statics 13th edition R.C. Hibbeler)

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