A 10-lb uniform square plate is supported by two identical 3-lb uniform slender rods AD and BE.

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A 10-lb uniform square plate is supported by two identical 3-lb uniform slender rods AD and BE. It is held in the position shown by rope CF. Determine, immediately after rope CF has been cut,

(a) The acceleration of the plate,

(b) The force exerted on the plate at point B.

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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073212227

8th Edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell

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