The layout of a shaft supported on bearings at A & B is shown. Power is supplied by means of a vertical belt on pulley B which is then transmitted to pulley C carrying a horizontal belt. The angle of wrap is 180’ and coefficient of friction is 0.3. Maximum permissible tension in the rope is 3kN. The radius of pulley at B & C is 300mm and 150mm. If bending moment on point B in horizontal plate is M and in vertical plane is m, then the net bending moment at point B is?

Correct Answer: √M²+m²
The two moments act perpendicularly to each other.