A 5-m beam AE is being lowered by means of two overhead cranes. At the instant shown

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A 5-m beam AE is being lowered by means of two overhead cranes. At the instant shown it is known that the velocity of point D is 1 m/s downward and the velocity of point E is 1.5 m/s downward. Determine

(a) The instantaneous center of rotation of the beam,

(b) The velocity of point A.

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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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