Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics

12th Edition

ISBN: 9781259638091

Author: Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston Jr., David Mazurek, Phillip J. Cornwell, Brian Self

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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Chapter 14.2, Problem 14.55P

Three small identical spheres A, B, and C, which can slide on a horizontal, frictionless surface, are attached to three strings of length l, which are tied to a ring G. Initially the spheres rotate about the ring, which moves along the x axis with a velocity v₀. Suddenly the ring breaks, and the three spheres move freely in the xy plane. Knowing that v_A = (8.66 ft/s)j, v_C = (15 ft/s)i, a = 0.866 ft, and d = 0.5 ft, determine (a) the initial velocity of the ring, (b) the length l of the strings, (c) the rate in rad/s at which the spheres were rotating about G.

Chapter 14.2, Problem 14.55P, Three small identical spheres A, B, and C, which can slide on a horizontal, frictionless surface,

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