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Grade 12Mechanics

A ladder AP of length 5 metres is inclined to a vertical wall is sleeping over a horizontal surface with velocity of 2 metres per second when A is at a distance 3 metres from the ground what is the velocity of centre of mass at this moment?

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9 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Vikas TU
9 Years ago
Dear Student,
Given as:
Length of Ladder  = 5 m
Velocity = 2m/sec
we need to find the Velocity when it is at 3 m from the ground
Velocity at the center of mass at this moment is zero as the whole body is at rest.
Cheers!!
Regards,
Vikas (B. Tech. 4th year
Thapar University)