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Which of these mechanisms gives an approximately straight line?

(a) hart

(b) watt

(c) peaucellier

(d) tchebicheff

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Correct choice is (b) watt

The explanation is: Watt’s mechanism is a crossed four bar chain mechanism and was used by Watt for his early steam engines to guide the piston rod in a cylinder to have an approximate straight line motion.

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