A rod sliding on ice hits a post with its end when its center of mass velocity is perpendicular to the rod. The center of mass velocity after impact depends on whether the impact is perfectly inelastic, where the end stops moving, or perfectly elastic. Additionally, a block is pushed near a step, with a cylinder of radius r and same mass m placed on the gap. The normal force N between the cylinder and step is found when the distance between the block and step is √2r, with all initially at rest and zero friction.
A rod sliding on ice hits a post with its end when its center of mass velocity is perpendicular to the rod. The center of mass velocity after impact depends on whether the impact is perfectly inelastic, where the end stops moving, or perfectly elastic. Additionally, a block is pushed near a step, with a cylinder of radius r and same mass m placed on the gap. The normal force N between the cylinder and step is found when the distance between the block and step is √2r, with all initially at rest and zero friction.
A rod sliding on ice hits a post with its end when its center of mass velocity is perpendicular to the rod. The center of mass velocity after impact depends on whether the impact is perfectly inelastic, where the end stops moving, or perfectly elastic. Additionally, a block is pushed near a step, with a cylinder of radius r and same mass m placed on the gap. The normal force N between the cylinder and step is found when the distance between the block and step is √2r, with all initially at rest and zero friction.
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.
Development of Gravity Pendulums in the 19th Century: Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Papers 34-44 On Science and Technology, Smithsonian Institution, 1966