Theory of Machine
In a steam engine, one method of obtaining the earlier cut-off with a simple slide valve is by increasing the angle of advance of the eccentric while the throw of the eccentric, steam lap and exhaust lap are kept constant. This method will

Reduce maximum opening of port to steam
Reduce length of effective stroke of piston
All of these
Cause withdrawing or throttling of steam

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Theory of Machine
Which of the following property of the instantaneous center is correct?

The velocity of the instantaneous centre relative to any third rigid link is same whether the instantaneous centre is regarded as a point on the first rigid link or on the second rigid link.
A rigid link rotates instantaneously relative to another link at the instantaneous centre for the configuration of the mechanism considered.
The two rigid links have no linear velocity relative to each other at the instantaneous centre.
All of these

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