Consider a rod (R) with mass
and length
(rod's width and thickness
,
). The rod moves without sliding with constant speed
, with the help of homogeneous cylinders that roll without sliding on the ground with a constant velocity
. Each cylinder has a mass
and a radius of
. The instant the front end of the rod leaves the cylinder (C), a small piece of plasticine with a mass
that is left to fall free from a height
collides inelastically and it sticks to the center of the rod. When the collision takes place there is heat produced
.
What is the height that the plasticine falls from?
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