Problem 44084. Determine if a four bar mechanism is of Grashof type

Created by Abdeslam Aannaque

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A four bar mechanism is composed of four links. if s is the smallest link, l the longest and p,q are the length of the other links. Grashof states that, in order that one of the link is a crank we have to satisfy s+l <= p+q

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Mustafa Gurbuz on 27 Sep 2022

function y = Grashof(x)
s=min(x)
l=max(x)
if (s+l)<=()
y = true
else
y = false
end
end is what I have but I cannot find out how to get p or q from this vector

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