Using constraint equations find the relation between a1 and a2.
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Solution
Point 1, 2 , 3 and 4 are movable. Let their displacements from a fixed line be x1,x2,x3 and x4 x1+x3=l1 (x1−x3)+(x4−x3)=l2 (x1−x4)+(x2−x4)=l3 On double differentiating with respect to time, we will get following three constraint relations a1+a3=0 ...(i) a1+a4−2a3=0 ...(ii) a1+a2−2a4=0 ...(iii) Solving Eqs. (i), (ii) and (iii), we get a2=−7a1 Which is the desired relation between a1 and a2.