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Grade 11General Physics

a light rod of length l rigidly attached to a small heavy block at one end and pivoted at other end o. what should be the minimum speed given to the block to move it in a complete circle about o

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9 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Chandrahas Chandu
9 Years ago
If the mass of the block is m then by using work energy theorem we get change in Kinetic energy is equal
1/2mv^2=mg(2l=diameter) gives √(4gl)