ME 274 – Spring 2009 SOLUTION

Quiz No. 2 – Div 3

Wednesday, January 28

Corner A of a triangular plate ABC is moving to the left along a horizontal guide with a speed
of vA while the plate has a CCW angular velocity of ω. At the
instant shown, A
• edge AB is vertically oriented
vA
• vA = 6 m/sec with vA increasing at a rate of 72 m/sec2
0.5 m
• ω = 12 rad/sec with ω increasing at a rate of 44 rad/ sec2

0.5 m C
At the instant shown,
a) find the velocity vector of corner B, vB ω
0.5 m
b) find the acceleration vector of corner B, aB
c) make sketches of vB and aB
B
Solution y
v B = v A + ! " r B/ A
(
= vA i + (! k ) " #0.5 j ) x
= ( vA + 0.5! ) i
= ( #6 + 0.5 (12 )) i = 0
a B = a A + ! " r B/ A # $ 2 r B/ A A

( ) (
= aA i + (! k ) " #0.5 j # $ 2 #0.5 j ) vA aA

= ( aA + 0.5! ) i + 0.5$ 2 j aB

( )
= ( #72 + 0.5 ( 44 )) i + 0.5 (12 ) j = #50i + 72 j m / sec 2
2

B
vB = 0