Kg uniform rod rotates in a vertical plane about a smooth pivot at . A spring of constant N/m and of unstretched length mm is attached to The rod as shown .Knowing that in the position shown the rod has an angular velocity of rad/s clockwise,determine the angular velocity of The rod after it has rotated through .
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Use conservation of energy: Δ K + Δ U g + Δ U s = 0 . First, for the kinetic energy term, consider the rotation of the rod about its CM and the motion of the CM. The CM is located d = 4 5 0 / 2 − 1 5 0 = 7 5 mm to the left of the pivot. K = K r o t + K t r = 2 1 I ω 2 + 2 1 m v C M 2 = 2 1 m ( 1 2 1 ℓ 2 + 2 1 d 2 ) ω 2 = 0 . 0 3 3 7 5 ω 2 ; The gravitational potential energy increases because the CM is raised vertically over a distance d : Δ U g = m g d = 2 . 2 5 J . The spring was first stretched and ends up compressed. In the initial situation, the length of the spring is 1 5 0 2 + 2 0 0 2 = 2 5 0 mm; in the final situation, 2 0 0 − 1 5 0 = 5 0 mm. Thus Δ U s = 2 1 k Δ u 2 = 1 5 0 ( ( 5 0 − 1 0 0 ) 2 − ( 2 5 0 − 1 0 0 ) 2 ) = − 3 . 0 0 J . Thus we have 0 . 0 3 3 7 5 ( ω ′ 2 − ω 0 2 ) + 2 . 2 5 − 3 . 0 0 = 0 , ω ′ 2 = ω 0 2 + 0 . 0 3 3 7 5 0 . 7 5 , ω ′ = 4 2 + 2 2 . 2 2 2 = 6 . 1 8 2 4 1 rad/s .