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The thin uniform rod in the figure has length 5.0 m and can pivot about a horizontal, frictionless pin through one end. It is released from rest at angle θ = 50° above the horizontal. Use the principle of conservation of energy to determine the angular speed of the rod as it passes through the horizontal position. Assume free-fall acceleration to be equal to 9.83 m/s2.

mechanical energy at point A is only potential

where:
 It
is the acceleration of gravity
  It is the
mass of the bar
  It
is the height of the center of mass and is calculated as
follows

mechanical energy at point B is only rotational kinetic, is given by:

where
  moment
of inertia A rod with respect to an end
  angular
velocity
as the mechanical energy is constant 
replacing

simplifying m

expression for the angular velocity

evaluated numerically
