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A 0.200-m uniform bar has a mass of0.760 kg and is released from rest inthe vert

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Question

A 0.200-m uniform bar has a mass of0.760 kg and is released from rest inthe vertical position, as the drawing indicates. The spring isinitially unstrained and has a spring constant of k =28.5 N/m. Find the tangential speedwith which end A strikes the horizontal surface. A 0.200-m uniform bar has a mass of0.760 kg and is released from rest inthe vertical position, as the drawing indicates. The spring isinitially unstrained and has a spring constant of k =28.5 N/m. Find the tangential speedwith which end A strikes the horizontal surface. A 0.200-m uniform bar has a mass of0.760 kg and is released from rest inthe vertical position, as the drawing indicates. The spring isinitially unstrained and has a spring constant of k =28.5 N/m. Find the tangential speedwith which end A strikes the horizontal surface.

Explanation / Answer


   to solve this we use the law of conservation ofenergy
   the moment of inertia of the bar is given by
   I = (1 / 3) m L2   L is thebar length and
    = v / L
   to find the speed of point A so that
   Eup = m g h
          =Edown
          = (1 / 2) I2 + (1 / 2) k x2
   from the drawing we can see that
   x = [(0.100 m)2 + (0.200m)2] - (0.100 m)
      = ......... m
   h = (L / 2)
   solving for v we get
   v = [3(m g L - k x2) / m]
      = ........ m / s