Multiple choice

A beam is made up of two identical bars AB and BC, by hinging them together at B. The end A is built-in (cantilevered) and the end C is simply supported. With the load P acting as shown, the bending moment at A is

  1. zero
  2. $\frac{PL}{2}$
  3. $\frac{3PL}{2}$

  4. indeterminate
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B Correct answer
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