Points A and B of the 2-m bar slide on the plane surfaces. Point B is moving to the right...

Points A and B of the 2-m bar slide on the plane surfaces. Point B is moving to the right at 3 m/s. What is the velocity of the midpoint G of the bar?

Strategy: First apply Eq. (17.6) to points A and B to determine the bar’s angular velocity. Then apply Eq. (17.6) to points B and G.