MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. In the diagram shown, two rods BCD and ACE are connected. Which of the statements are correct?
a. 𝝎𝑩𝑪𝑫 = 𝝎𝑨𝑪𝑬
b. 𝜔𝐵𝐶𝐷 > 𝜔𝐴𝐶𝐸
c. 𝜔𝐵𝐶𝐷 < 𝜔𝐴𝐶𝐸
d. None of the above

2. Which of the following statements are true?

a. In rectilinear translation, all points follow parallel straight-line paths.
b. In curvilinear translation, the points follow curved paths that are the same shape.
c. Velocity always acts tangent to the path of motion.
d. All of the above

3. The ball rolls without slipping on the fixed surface as shown. Knowing that it has a
clockwise angular velocity. What is the direction of the velocity of point A? DDD
a.
b.

c.
d.

4. The 2-m-long bar is confined to move in the horizontal and vertical slots A and B. If the velocity of the slider block
at A is 6 m/s, determine the bar's angular velocity and the velocity of block B at the instant 𝜃 = 60°.
a. AB = 3.46 rad/s , vB = 3.46 m/s
b. AB = 3.00 rad/s , vB = 3.00 m/s
c. AB = 3.00 rad/s , vB = 6.00 m/s
d. AB = 6.00 rad/s , vB = 10.39 m/s

5. Consider a rigid body in translation with points A and B as any two points in the rigid body. Which of the following statement does not
describe this kind of motion?
a. The position vector of B, 𝑟𝐵 , with respect to a fixed frame of reference is equal to the sum of the position vector of A, 𝑟𝐴 , and the
vector joining A and B.
b. All the points in the body have the same constant velocity and same constant acceleration at any given time.
c. The vector joining A and B, 𝑟𝐵/𝐴 , always has a constant magnitude and direction.
d. Points A and B moves along parallel paths that are either straight or curved.

6. In the engine system in the diagram determine which of the parts of the system is incorrectly
matched with the type of motion it is moving.
a. Bar BD – General Plane Motion
b. Bar AB – Non-centroidal Fixed-axis Rotation
c. Collar P – Rectilinear Translation
d. Bar AB – Centroidal Fixed-axis Rotation

7. Which of the following statement does not describe a rigid body in general plane motion?
a. A General Plane Motion is neither a translation nor a rotation.
b. General Plane Motion can be considered as the sum of a translation and a rotation.
c. Angular Velocity is dependent on the choice of the reference point.
d. The sense of the relative velocity is dependent on the choice of the reference point.

8. The disk rolls without sliding on the fixed horizontal surface. At the instant shown, the
instantaneous center of zero velocity for rod AB would be located in which region?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
f. 6
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9. What is the direction of the absolute velocity of point F?

a. Vertically downward
b. Vertically upward
c. Horizontally to the right
d. Diagonally down to the right

10. Where is the instantaneous center or rod AG located?

a. At point B
b. Above point A and to the right of point G
c. At infinity along the horizontal line intersecting point G
d. At the midpoint of rod AG

11. How many instantaneous centers are present for the entire mechanism?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

12. Gear A is in mesh with gear B as shown. If A starts from rest and has a constant angular
2
acceleration of A = 2 rad/s , determine the time needed for B to attain an angular velocity of
B = 50 rad/s.
a. t = 62.5 s
b. t = 250.0 s
c. t = 10.0 s
d. t = 40.0 s

13. Bar BDE is pinned to two links, AB and CD. At the instant shown the angular velocities of link AB, link
CD and bar BDE are ωAB, ωCD, and ωBDE, respectively. Which of the following statements concerning
the angular speeds of the three objects is true at this instant?
a. ωAB = ωCD = ωBDE
b. ωBDE > ωAB > ωCD
c. ωAB = ωCD > ωBDE
d. ωCD > ωAB > ωBDE

14. Given the four bar linkage, what is the type

of motion of bar AB?
a. Translation
b. Rotation about fixed axis
c. Rolling
d. General plane motion

15. Determine the angular acceleration of link BC at the

instant 𝜃 = 90° if the collar C has an instantaneous
velocity of vc = 4 ft/s and deceleration of ac = 3 ft/s2as shown.

a. BC = 36.2 rad/s2

b. BC = 36.2 rad/s2

c. BC = 27.8 rad/s2

d. BC = 27.8 rad/s2

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PROBLEM SOLVING

1. Collar A moves downward to the left with a constant velocity of 2 m/s. At the instant shown when θ = 30°,
determine (a) the velocity of collar B. (b) the angular velocity of rod AB.

2. A V-belt speed-reduction drive is shown where pulley A drives the two integral pulleys B which in turn drive
pulley C. If A starts from rest at time t = 0 and is given a constant angular acceleration α1, derive an expression
for the magnitude of the acceleration of a point P on the belt at time t.

3. Rod BDE is partially guided by a roller at D which moves in a vertical track. The angular velocity
of crank AB is 5 rad/s clockwise and that 𝛽 = 25°. Determine the following:
(a) velocity of point B
(b) instantaneous center of rod BDE
(c) 𝜔𝐵𝐶𝐷
(d) velocity of point E

4. The rod AD is sliding through the fixed collar E at the constant speed 2 m/s downward. A
200 mm rod AB, pin-connected at end A, is in contact with the circular surface of radius
R = 100 mm. The point of contact F is a point of tangency of rod AB with the circular
surface. At the instant shown when 𝜃 = 30°, determine:
(a) angular velocity of rod AB
(b) velocity of point F
(c) velocity of point B

5. The two V-belt pulleys form an integral unit and rotate about the fixed axis at O. At a
certain instant, point A on the belt of the smaller pulley has a velocity va = 1.5 m/s, and
point B on the belt of the larger pulley has an acceleration a b = 45 m/s2 as shown. For
this instant, determine the magnitude of the acceleration a c of point C.

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ANSWER KEY 3.
(a) 𝑣𝐵 = 𝜔𝐴𝐵 𝑟𝐴𝐵
MULTIPLE CHOICE 𝑟𝑎𝑑
= (5 𝑠 ) (0.120 𝑚)
1. a 𝒎
2. d = 𝟎. 𝟔 𝒔
3. d
4. a (b)
5. b 𝑙𝐵𝐶 = 500 sin(25) = 211.31 𝑚𝑚
6. d 𝑙𝐶𝐷 = 500 cos(25) = 453.15 𝑚𝑚
7. c
8. a
9. d
10. b
11. b
12. a
13. d
14. b
15. d

PROBLEM SOLVING

1.
(a) 𝒗𝑩 = 𝒗𝑨 + 𝒗𝑩/𝑨 (c) 𝜔𝐵𝐶𝐷 = 𝑣𝐵⁄𝑙 = 0.6⁄0.21131 = 𝟐. 𝟖𝟑𝟗𝟒 𝒓𝒂𝒅/𝒔
𝐵𝐶

Using law of sines: (d)

sin 70 sin 60 sin 50 𝐶𝐹 = 700 cos(25)
= 𝑚 = 𝐹𝐸 200 sin(25)
𝑣𝑩 2 ⁄𝑠 𝑣𝐵/𝐴 tan 𝛾 = 𝐶𝐹 = 700 cos(25) = 0.13323
𝛾 = 7.6°
𝒗𝑩 = 𝟐. 𝟏𝟕𝟎𝟏𝟐𝟕𝟏𝟓 𝒎⁄𝒔
𝑙𝐶𝐸 = √(𝐶𝐹)2 + (𝐹𝐸)2 = 642.02 𝑚𝑚 = 0.64002 𝑚
𝐦
𝑣𝐸 = 𝑙𝐶𝐸 𝜔 = (0.64002)(2.8394) = 𝟏. 𝟖𝟏𝟕 𝐬 82.4°
(b)
𝑣𝐵/𝐴 = 1.769103862 𝑚⁄𝑠 𝑎𝑡 30° 4.
𝑣𝐸 = 2 𝑚/𝑠, 𝑙𝐴𝐵 = 200 𝑚𝑚
rAB = 1 m 𝑅 = 100 𝑚𝑚, 𝜃 = 30°
𝑣𝐴/𝐵 = 𝑟𝐴𝐵 𝜔𝐴𝐵
𝑅
1.769103862 𝑚⁄𝑠 = (1𝑚)𝜔𝐴𝐵 𝑟𝐴𝐸 = = 200 𝑚𝑚 = 0.200 𝑚
sin(30°)
𝝎𝑨𝑩 = 𝟏. 𝟕𝟔𝟗𝟏𝟎𝟑𝟖𝟔𝟐 𝒓𝒂𝒅⁄𝒔
𝑟𝐴𝐹 = 𝑟𝐴𝐸 cos(30°) = 173 𝑚𝑚 = 0.173 𝑚
2.
2 𝑣𝐸 sin(30°)
[α =
dω r r
] ωA = α1 t, ωB = (r1 ) α1 t, ωC = ( r1 ) α 1 t 𝜔𝐴𝐵 = = 𝟓. 𝟕𝟕𝟒 𝒓𝒂𝒅/𝒔𝒆𝒄
dt 2 2
𝑟𝐴𝐹
r1 r1 2
αA = α1 , αB = ( ) α1 , αc = ( ) α1 𝑣𝐹 = 𝑣𝐸 cos(30°) = 𝟏. 𝟕𝟑𝟐 𝒎/𝒔
r2 r2
2
r1 4 𝑣𝐵 = √𝑣𝐸 2 + (𝜔𝐴𝐵 ×𝑙𝐴𝐵 )2 − [2cos(60°)×𝑣𝐸 ×𝜔𝐴𝐵 ×𝑙𝐴𝐵 ]
[a n = rω ] a pn = r2 ( ) (a1t) = 𝟏. 𝟕𝟑𝟗 𝒎/𝒔
r2
r 2
[a t = rα] apt = r2 ( 1 ) a1 𝜔𝐴𝐵 ×𝑙𝐴𝐵
r2
𝑑𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 = 90° − sin−1 [sin(60°) × ] = 𝟓𝟒. 𝟖𝟗𝟔°
𝐫𝟏𝟐 𝐫𝟏 𝟒 𝑣𝐵
𝐚𝐩 = √a2pn + a2pt = 𝛂𝟏 √𝟏 + ( ) 𝛂 𝟐𝟏 𝐭 𝟒
𝐫𝟐 𝐫𝟐 5.
Find ωpulley from vA :
rad
BIBLIOGRAPHY [v = ωr] 1.5 = ω ∗ 0.075, ω = 20 CW
s
Find α pulley from a b
R.C. Hibbeler. Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics. 13th ed. Banol, rad
2007. Print [a t = rα ] 45 = 0.4 ∗ α , α = 112.5 CCW
s2
Acceleration at C
Beer. Johnston. Cornwell. Mazurek. Vector Mechanics For [a n = rω2 ] acn = 0.36 ∗ 202 = 144m/s2
Engineers: Dynamics. 10th ed.The Mc-Graw Hill Companies Inc. 40.5m
, 2013. Print [a t = rα ] act = 0.36 ∗ 112.5 =
s2
𝐦
http://www.indiabix.com/engineering-mechanics/planar- a c = √a2cn + a2ct = 𝟏𝟒𝟗. 𝟔 𝟐
𝐬
kinematics-of-a-rigid-body/

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