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I placed the weight in where I thought it might go because it doesn't specify in the problem where the end points are or the center of the pole is

I don't know how to find the center of gravity much less in this problem, so I just created a diagram of the pole with all the forces.

Oh so would I use d=vt-1/2at^2 with a =.86m/s^2 d=1.3 x 1.5 - .5 x .86 x 1.5^2 d=1.95-.97= .98 and just chalk the .02 difference to rounding or am I still doing something wrong?

I solved a and b fine, I just don't know where to start c a) i=Ft i=change in p and p=mv so i=90=45v so v=2m/s b) same thing just using the other mass i=90=70v so v=1.3m/s c) v=d/t so 1.3=d/1.5 but that would be d=1.95 and the answer key says d=.96m