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I have attached a picture of the situation. Small Wheels attached to the ends of rod AB roll along two surfaces. Knowing that at the instant shown the velocity vA of wheel A is 1.5 m/s to the right and the relative velocity vB/A of wheel B with respect to wheel A is perpendicular to rod AB, determine the relative velocity vB/A and velocity vB of wheel B.

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A word document displays the calculations for finding the relative velocity between wheels attached to a rod.

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We can easily see from the figure that C = 1800 - 600 = 1200
Now, we can use the sine rule to determine the ...

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