
A thin, uniform and rigid rod R of mass M and length L rests on a flat frictionless table top. A
tiny piece of wood of mass m 0.01 M sliding on the table towards R with a velocity v
perpendicular to the length of the rod hits one end of R and gets stuck. The speed of the centre
of mass and angular speed of the resulting system are respectively given by
tiny piece of wood of mass m 0.01 M sliding on the table towards R with a velocity v
perpendicular to the length of the rod hits one end of R and gets stuck. The speed of the centre
of mass and angular speed of the resulting system are respectively given by





