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5-4 Relative
Acceleration
1. Introduction
5.4 Relative Acceleration
We will apply concepts on relative motion from kinematics of a particle to a rigid body.
where A and B are two points on the rigid body
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2. Relative Acceleration due to Rotation
5.4 Relative Acceleration
Acceleration of A equals to acc. of B plus the acc. of A relative to B
A general motion can be thought of a two separate motion:
Translating with acc. of point B
Rotation of point A about point B
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Example 1: Rolling Wheel
5.4 Relative Acceleration
Example 2:
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Example 3: Rolling Spool
Ans: 0.18, 5.79 m/s2