4- A raft of mass M, length a and width b is at rest in still water, touching the fixed platform at the shore as shown. There is a small block of mass m at corner A, initially at rest. Then the block is moved towards the diagonally opposite corner B from the shore by remote control. When it stops at corner B, the raft shifts both in x and y directions. B а b 0 ty ..... .... A
4- A raft of mass M, length a and width b is at rest in still water, touching the fixed platform at the shore as shown. There is a small block of mass m at corner A, initially at rest. Then the block is moved towards the diagonally opposite corner B from the shore by remote control. When it stops at corner B, the raft shifts both in x and y directions. B а b 0 ty ..... .... A
Chapter6: Deflections Of Beams: Geometric Methods
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 20P
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- Calculate the amount of shifting x in the x-direction (in terms of given quantities)
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