Q2. (a) Two blocks of equal mass that are connected by a rigid bar of length L move without friction along a given path. The attraction of the earth acts along the negative y-axis. The generalized coordinate is the angle a (corresponding to the single degree of freedom of the system. (b) i Find principal moment of inertia for the cube. ii. Direction of the principal axes for the cube whose side is a taken about x, y, z axes coinciding with three intersecting edges.

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Q2. (a) Two blocks of equal mass that are connected by a rigid bar of length L move without friction
along a given path. The attraction of the earth acts along the negative y-axis. The generalized coordinate
is the angle a (corresponding to the single degree of freedom of the system.
(b) i Find principal moment of inertia for the cube.
ii. Direction of the principal axes for the cube whose side is a taken about x, y, z axes coinciding with
three intersecting edges.
Transcribed Image Text:Q2. (a) Two blocks of equal mass that are connected by a rigid bar of length L move without friction along a given path. The attraction of the earth acts along the negative y-axis. The generalized coordinate is the angle a (corresponding to the single degree of freedom of the system. (b) i Find principal moment of inertia for the cube. ii. Direction of the principal axes for the cube whose side is a taken about x, y, z axes coinciding with three intersecting edges.
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