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1. Consider the mechanism shown in the diagram below:

The slender rods have a linear density of 0.015 kg/mm, and the slider have a mass

of 1.5 kg.

10

6

O₂A 2 in.

AB 4 in.

AC 8 in.

BD 4 in.

OD -4 in.

0₂064 in.

(50.8 mm)

(102 mm)

(203 mm)

(102 mm)

(102 mm)

(102 mm)

Determine the forces exerted on the connecting rod at A, B, and C at the position

that it shows in the picture above. When the crank O2A is rotate with a constant

angular velocity of 160 rpm clockwise.

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