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A 4-kg uniform slender rod AB is held in position by two ropes and the link CA which has a...

A 4-kg uniform slender rod AB is held in position by two ropes and the link CA which has a negligible weight. After rope BD is cut the assembly rotates in a vertical plane under the combined effect of gravity and a 6 N · m couple M applied to link CA as shown. Determine, immediately after rope BD has been cut, (a) the acceleration of rod AB. (b) the tension in rope EB.

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