Relative and constrained motion

Relative motion of two particles:

Example 1:

The non-penetration condition: The component along the line perpendicular to the direction of the slot in a guide should be the same for the velocity of the pin and the point on the guide adjacent to the pin.

Example 2:

Strings and Pulleys: The length of a string in a pulley system is used to relate the variables.

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Example 3:

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