
Find of the rotating composite rod comprising two rods of mass and and each of length . Assume rad and .



Important Questions on Rigid Body Dynamics: Part 2
A uniform rod smoothly pivoted at one of its ends is released from rest. If it swings in vertical plane, find the, maximum speed of the end of
the rod.

A rigid body is made of three identical uniform thin rods each of length fastened together in the form of letter The body is free to rotate about a fixed horizontal axis that passes through one of the legs of the The body is allowed to fall from rest from a position in which the plane of is horizontal. What is the angular speed of the body, when the plane of is vertical.

A uniform spherical shell of mass and radius rotates about a vertical axis on frictionless bearing. A massless cord passes around the equator of the shell, over a pulley of rotational inertia and radius and is attached to a small object of mass that is otherwise free to fall under the influence of gravity. There is no friction of pulley's axle; the cord does not slip on the pulley. What is the speed of the object after it has fallen a distance from rest? Use work-energy considerations.


A uniform rod of length is released from rest such that it rotates about a smooth pivot. Find the angular speed of the rod when it becomes vertical.



A uniform disc of mass is fitted (pivoted smoothly) with a rod of mass . If the bottom of the rod is pulled with a velocity , it moves without changing its angle of orientation and the disc rolls without sliding. Find the kinetic energy of the system .
