Calculating clearance from lock

[LukeAtCubis]

Hello all,

Before the Question a bit of back story

Recently I was asked to make a Calculator to work out our bracing to try and save a bit of time and i nearly have it done i am just missing this last variable.

The Question

In the attachment below I need to work out the variable that is labelled x in green font. The problem i am having with this is that the Variables labelled a & b In red font aren't fixed number they can change depending on other Values and i have tried many different methods to try work this out but no luck.

I have listed all the variables that i think are needed in the attachment below but if any further information is needed then please let me
know.

Kind regards

 

[Deleted member 4993]

Hello all,

Before the Question a bit of back story

Recently I was asked to make a Calculator to work out our bracing to try and save a bit of time and i nearly have it done i am just missing this last variable.

The Question

In the attachment below I need to work out the variable that is labelled x in green font. The problem i am having with this is that the Variables labelled a & b In red font aren't fixed number they can change depending on other Values and i have tried many different methods to try work this out but no luck.

I have listed all the variables that i think are needed in the attachment below but if any further information is needed then please let me
know.

Kind regards

There is a triangle in the figure with two sides marked as "a" - are those supposed to be equal?

I do not see b2 and c2 in the figure! Where are tose?

 

[Steven G]

It is dangerous to label two different variables a. In you favor you did color code them so I guess it is like using A and a as two different variables. But now we too have to color code them to reply to you!
If the size of red a changes (you said it was not a constant) don't you see that the length of x will also change? So at best you can find x in terms of red a.

If I am reading something wrong from the diagram then please point it out.