A slender 5-kg rod is released from rest in the position shown. It is observed that after

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A slender 5-kg rod is released from rest in the position shown. It is observed that after the rod strikes the vertical surface it rebounds to a horizontal position.

(a) Determine the coefficient of restitution between knob K and the surface.

(b) Show that the same rebound can be expected for any position of knob K. (Neglect the mass of knobK.)

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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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