If OC is the crank and PC is the connecting rod of a reciprocating steam engine and rotates with uniform angular velocity in clockwise direction in the given figure below: then under which condition the piston will undergo retardation?
(a) N lies to the right of O
(b) N lies to the left of O
(c) N is above O
(d) N is below O
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This interesting question is from Klien’s Construction topic in division Inertia Forces in Reciprocating Parts of Machine Dynamics