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Ah ok. So the end of the rod would be accelerating towards the pivot point as well. I took this into consideration and got the right answer. I guess I should have studied the end of the rod more closely. Thank you so much for your help :)

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Homework Statement At the instant shown, the rod R is rotating about its centre of rotation with ω=3.8rad/s. mA=10kg; The pulley, with mP=8.7kg and RP=0.2m, may be modeled as a uniform disc. The rod, with mR=4.1kg and L=0.8m, may be modeled as a thin beam rotating about one end. g=9.8m/s ²...