A rod of length l is hinged at one end and kept horizontal and is allowed to fall. What is the v e l o c i t y of the other end of the rod ?
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As the mass is concentrated at the center of the rod.....therefore.....
Thus , the velocity at the other end of the rod is ...........
This is my solution.....if anyone finds any error please feel free to correct me !!!!!
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I did it the same way...But can you please show, to do it if we take the time period of the oscillation of this rod, and use it to find the velocity?
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Well it is very easy
We Know That
v e l o c i t y = t i m e d i s p l a c e m e n t
v = T 2 π l
But , T = ω 2 π ( T i m e P e r i o d )
Substituting in the above equation , we get
v = l ω
From here onwards its the same c e n t r e o f m a s s m e t h o d which i have followed. We can substitute the required variables to get the final answer as expected in the options.
If you want a pure SHMish proof then i am sorry.....but i myself have a slight doubt in how to do so.
Note - Well using the knowledge and logic of physics we can derive many formulae for velocity.....But the given options provides us a pathway to obtain a single formula as the desired answer
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@Gagan Raj Thanks...i myself was doubtful if it would follow SHM coz the oscillations are not small enough. Anyways, Thank you!:)
1/2 mg??? How?
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A lengthy approach, but different from that of energy.
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