The crate C has a weight of 150 lb and rests on the truck elevator for which the coefficient of static friction is μ_s = 0.4. Determine the largest initial angular acceleration a, starting from rest, which the parallel links AB and DE can have without causing the crate to slip. No tipping occurs.

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B 30⁰ 2 ft α 2 ft α A D C