A parabolic slot has been cut in plate AD, and the plate has been placed so that

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A parabolic slot has been cut in plate AD, and the plate has been placed so that the slot fits two fixed, frictionless pins B and C. The equation of the slot is 2/y=x/4, where x and y are expressed in inches. Knowing that the input force P = 1 lb, determine

(a) The force each pin exerts on the plate.

(b) The output force Q.


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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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