Angular Speed
 

Angular Speed problem 12


A 1 m long thin rod stands on the ice surface. The lower end of the rod is mounted on a rotating axis. The rod is hit by a pointed projectile at the height of 0.75 m from the lower end at a speed of and bounces off it elastically at a speed of . The mass of the rod is 3 kg and that of the projectile is 20 g.


Rod on the ice surface



  • At what angular velocity does the rod begin to rotate about its axis?


  • What is its angular velocity if the axis of rotation is in the middle of the length of the rod?


    The moment of inertia of a rod rotating around its end is . If it rotates around an axis in the middle, then the moment of inertia is .


 

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