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Chapter 11, Solution 49.

Let x be positive downward for all blocks and for point D.

v A = 1 m/s

Constraint of cable supporting A: x A + ( x A − xB ) = constant

2v A − vB = 0 or vB = 2v A = ( 2 )(1) = 2 m/s

Constraint of cable supporting B: 2 xB + xC = constant

vC + 2vB = 0 or vC = − 2vB = − ( 2 )( 2 ) = − 4 m/s

(a) vC = 4 m/s W

(b) vB/ A = vB − v A = 2 − 1 v B/ A = 1 m/s W

(c) xD + xC = constant, vD + vC = 0

vD = − vC = 4 m/s

vD/ A = vD − v A = 4 − 1 v D/ A = 3 m/s W

Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics, 8/e, Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr.,
Elliot R. Eisenberg, William E. Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip J. Cornwell
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