Two identical battering rams are mounted on their respective frames as shown. Bars BC and...

Two identical battering rams are mounted on their respective frames as shown. Bars BC and AD are identical and pinned at B and C and at A and D, respectively. Bars FO and HO are rigidly attached to the ram and are pinned at O.At the instant shown, the mass centers of rams 1 and 2, at E and G, respectively, are moving horizontally with speed υ0. Letting T1 and T2 be the kinetic energies of rams 1 and 2, respectively, state which of the following statements is true and why: (a) T1< T2; (b) T1 = T2; (c) T1 > T2.

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