Question: Problems 1 - 5 Information: A man stands on a ladder of length L = 4 m leaning against a wall. His little brother begins

Problems 1-5 Information:
A man stands on a ladder of length L =4 m leaning against a wall. His little brother begins pulling the base of the ladder at a constant velocity of vA =0.3 m/s away from the wall. At the instant shown, the man is a distance d =1 m up the ladder, and the ladder is at angle =70 deg relative to the floor.
What type of motion do the man and ladder experience? Express your answer as (man,ladder). Use abbreviations T = pure translation, R = fixed-axis rotation, G = general planar motion.
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(G,G)
(R,R)
(R,G)
(R,T)
(G,R)
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Just think about it.
Question 20.5/1 point
What is the angular velocity (rad/s) of the ladder? Express your answer to 3 significant figures.
magnitude: ____________ rad/s, direction: _____________("CCW" or "CW")
Answer for blank # 1:-0.0798Answer for blank # 2:CW
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Relate the distance the base slides to the angle of the ladder, then take the time derivative.
Question 31/1 point
What is the velocity of the end of the ladder touching the wall? Express your answer to 3 significant figures.
_____ i +_____ j m/s
Answer for blank # 1:0Answer for blank # 2:-0.109
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What direction is the tip sliding? Velocity is only in that direction.
Question 40.5/1 point
What is the velocity of the man? Express your answer to 3 significant figures.
_____ i +_____ j m/s
Answer for blank # 1:-0.225Answer for blank # 2:-0.0237
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Find the position of the man with respect to point A, then use relative velocities.
Question 51/1 point
If instead of standing still, the man climbs up the ladder at a speed of 0.2 m/s, what is the total velocity of the man? Express your answer to 3 significant figures.
_____ i +_____ j m/s
Answer for blank # 1:-0.157Answer for blank # 2:0.161
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Use relative velocities again, but this time include the climbing speed. It will have both x and y components.

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