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Using a forked rod, a 0.5-kg smooth peg P is forced to move
along the vertical slotted path
u
where
is in
radians. If the angular position of the arm is u
(p
t
) rad,
where t is in seconds, determine the force of the rod on the
peg and the normal force of the slot on the peg at the instant
The peg is in contact with only one edge of the rod
and slot at any instant.
r
P
r fi (0.5 ) m
SOLUTION
Equation of Motion. Here,
. Then
=0.5. The angle
between the
extended radial line and the tangent can be determined from
The positive sign indicates that
is measured from extended radial line in positive
sense of
(counter clockwise) to the tangent. Then the FBD of the peg shown in