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According to Kennedy’s theorem, if three bodies have plane motions, their instantaneous centres lie on

(a) a triangle

(b) a point

(c) two lines

(d) a straight line

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My enquiry is from Properties of Instantaneous Centre topic in portion Velocity in Mechanisms of Machine Kinematics

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Right answer is (d) a straight line

Explanation: The Aronhold Kennedy’s theorem states that if three bodies move relatively to each other, they have three instantaneous centres and lie on a straight line.

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