A nearly massless rod of length is pivoted at one end so that it can swing free as a pendulum. Three masses and are attached to it at the distances and respectively, from end The rod is held horizontal and then it is released. Find the angular acceleration of the rod at the instant it is released.
The gravitational acceleration is
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