In the attached problem, I don't understand why members CD and DE are equal to 0. I was under the impression that the combined vertical components of BC and CD should equal 6+downward components of BC and EF, as to counteract the force straight down, but this is not the case.
My questions...
With what you have now, you have 1.76 revolutions over one second. Just do the inverse of that: (1/1.76) to find your period, T
This is the relationship between frequency and period.
You are given a frequency of 1.76 rev/sec.
Frequency is (1/T) T is the period
I'm new here and don't know how to use the fancy text which you guys are using, so I've attached a picture of a worked solution.
As posted before, you cannot just assume that the y velocity is 0 at the time of crossing the wall, I've tried to show why in my drawing.
I wish I could...
Hello everybody,
After my first year of college, I have found that my algebra skills are seriously lacking. Other than simple factoring, I don't feel like I retained anything from high school. (Stopped taking math in 10th grade with my "D" in algebra II) I have been able to take two...