A slender rod of length l is pivoted about a point C located at a distance b

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A slender rod of length l is pivoted about a point C located at a distance b from its center G. It is released from rest in a horizontal position and swings freely. Determine

(a) The distance b for which the angular velocity of the rod as it passes through a vertical position is maximum

(b) The corresponding values of its angular velocity and of the reaction at C.

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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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