In a four bar planar mechanism shown in the figure, AB = 5 cm, AD = 4 cm and DC = 2 cm. In the configuration shown, both AB and DC are perpendicular to AD. The bar AB rotates with an angular velocity of 10 rad/s. The magnitude of angular velocity (in rad/s) of bar DC at this instant is

GATE 2019 Mechanical Engineering Q30 — Mechanical Engineering

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Mechanical Engineering · Theory of Machines

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Theory of Machines has appeared in GATE Mechanical Engineering 3 times across 3 years (2018, 2019, 2021).