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susus
Dec 25, 2010, 01:26 AM
Spring Constant
A thin uniform rod has mass M = 0.5 kg and length L= 0.37 m. It has a pivot at one end and is at rest on a compressed spring as shown in (A). The rod is released from an angle θ1= 55.0o, and moves through its horizontal position at (B) and up to (C) where it stops with θ2 = 111.0o, and then falls back down. Friction at the pivot is negligible. Calculate the speed of the CM at (B).

(in m/s)

this is what I tried..

ranslational kinetic energy
TKE = 0.5mV^2

Angular kinetic energy
AKE = 0.5Iω^2

Where ω = Vsin(θ)/(L/2)

At (C) the rod has gravitational kinetic energy (GPE)
GPE = mgh

where h = L(cos(θ2) - cos(θ3))/2

ENERGY(B) = ENERGY(C)
0.5mV^2 + 0.5Iω^2 = mgh
0.5m(L(sin(θ2))^2/3 + 1)V^2 = 0.5mLg(cos(θ2) - cos(θ3))

V^2 = Lg(cos(θ2) - cos(θ3))/(L(sin(θ2))^2/3 + 1)

θ2 = 90
θ3 = 111
L = 0.37 m
g = 9.81 m/s^2

V^2 = 1.158
V = 1.076 m/s


but it's wrong :(:(:( I can not know why !