Two identical 4-lb slender rods AB and BC are connected by a pin at B and by

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Two identical 4-lb slender rods AB and BC are connected by a pin at B and by the cord AC. The assembly rotates in a vertical plane under the combined effect of gravity and a 6 lb ?? ft couple M applied to rod AB. Knowing that in the position shown the angular velocity of the assembly is zero, determine

(a) The angular acceleration of the assembly,

(b) The tension in cord AC.

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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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