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1. A rod of mass M and length 2l is sliding on ice.

The velocity of the centre of mass of the rod


is v, the rod’s angular velocity is ω. At the instant when the centre of mass velocity is
perpendicular to the rod itself, it hits a motionless post with an end. What is the velocity of
the centre of mass of the rod after the impact if
(a) the impact is perfectly inelastic (the end that hits the post stops moving);
(b) the impact is perfectly elastic.
2. Two slippery horizontal surfaces form a step. A block with the same height as the step is
pushed near the step, and a cylinder with radius r is placed on the gap. Both the cylinder
and the block have mass m. Find the normal force N between the cylinder and the step at
the moment when distance between the block and the step is √2r. Initially, the block and
the step were very close together and all bodies were at rest. Friction is zero everywhere.

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