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Attached to each end of a thin steel rod of length 1.10 m and mass 6.60 kg is a small ball of mass 1.07 kg. The rod is constrained to rotate in a horizontal plane about a vertical axis through its midpoint. At a certain instant, it is rotating at 39.0 rev/s. Because of friction, it slows to a stop in 32.0 s. Assuming a constant retarding torque due to friction, find the following.
A) Angular Acceleration
rad/sec^2
B) Retarding Torque
N * m