EXAMPLE 4: Euler's equations for 2-D motion
At the instant shown, the uniform bar of mass m and length l is released from rest. Calculate the acceleration of A, the reaction at A and the angular acceleration of the bar at this instant.
Solution:
Kinematics
relation:
At
the point of release from rest , so that
We
can now substitute (4) and (5) into (1), (2) and (3) and solve for the three
unknowns to get