Ladder Sliding Solution

The cross product of wAB and rB/A points in the direction perpendicular to the ladder.

Think of VB/A as the velocity of B as it rotates about A with the magnitude:

VB/A = rB/A wAB

vB = ?

x

y

B

A

q

vA = 1 ft/s

vB/A

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