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A rod can freely rotate in vertical plane about the hinge at its bottom. Two strings tie the top of the rod with blocks  A and B  as shown in the figure. At the instant shown, the rod is vertical and the speed of block  A is u=1m/s  downwards. Find the speed of block B  in  m/s.

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Let the magnitude of velocity of top of the rod be  VR towards left and the speed of block  B be  V.
 l1+l2=constant       dl1dt+dl2dt=0     uVRcos60°=0  .........(1)
 l3+l4=constant       dl3dt+dl4dt=0     VRcos30°V=0  .........(2)
Solving (1) & (2) 
 V=3u  m/s
 

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A rod can freely rotate in vertical plane about the hinge at its bottom. Two strings tie the top of the rod with blocks  A and B  as shown in the figure. At the instant shown, the rod is vertical and the speed of block  A is u=1 m/s  downwards. Find the speed of block B  in   m/s.