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Got it. Thanks a lot.

If the component of relative velocity between the rod and the wedge parallel to the contact surface is non-zero, would the rod not slide off the edge of the wedge, and lose contact with it as a result?

Like I have said in my post, if the component of relative velocity between the rod and the wedge parallel to the contact surface is non-zero, the rod will slide off the edge and will lose contact with the wedge as a result. That's what got me wondering as to why there is no constraint on their...

My question is, is there no constraints on their velocities parallel to the contact surface?

There’s a rigid rod pushing on a wedge. Velocity of the rod is v, which is vertically downwards, and the wedge is sliding to the right as a result with a velocity u. There is zero friction on the surface of the wedge and the surface of the rod in contact with the wedge. According to wedge...