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- Interpret the setup
A uniform bar of length is pivoted at one end on a horizontal table.
It is released from rest when it is at above the horizontal, and it falls until it becomes horizontal (hits the table).
We need the angular speed just before it hits the table.
- Use conservation of mechanical energy
Since the bar rotates about a fixed pivot, we use:
- Find the drop in height of the center of mass
For a uniform rod, the center of mass is at its midpoint, i.e. at distance
from the pivot.
Initially, the rod makes angle with the horizontal, so the height of its center of mass above the table is
Finally, when it hits the table, the rod is horizontal, so the center of mass is at height
Thus the vertical drop is
So the loss in potential energy is
- Moment of inertia of the rod about the pivot
For a uniform rod about one end:
Since m,
- Rotational kinetic energy at the instant it hits the table
With ,
- Apply energy conservation
Cancel :
Using (standard JEE convention),
Hence,
So,
- Comparison with stored answer
Stored correct answer:
Our derived answer:
They match.
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