A long uniform density plank of length and mass m is supported at its two ends.
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A long uniform density plank of length ℓ and mass m is supported at its two ends. Show that if one of the supports is suddenly removed, the load supported by the remaining support drops from F0 = mg/2 to F1 = mg/4. Show also that the free end of the plank has an initial downward acceleration of a = 3g/2.
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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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