x coordinate of com of rod will nt change only y coordnte will change.
A thin rod of length 2R and mass m is standing(vertically) on a perfectly smooth floor. the state of equilibrium in which the rod is at res is unstable, and the rod falls. find the trajectories that the various points of the rod describe and the velocity with which the upper end of the rod hits the floor
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UP 0 DOWN 0 0 2
2 Answers
Subhomoy Bakshi
·2010-04-14 09:29:36
we must notice the fact that there is no existent horizontal force and so as a result the centre of mass will have no horizontal displacement!!![1][1][1]