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Never mind. Found the answer in an archived forum thread: https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=72553

Homework Statement A meter stick is hung at its center from a thin wire. It is twisted and oscillates with a period of 6.0 s. The meter stick is sawed off to a length of 70.0 cm. This piece is again balanced at its center and set in oscillation. Homework Equations T = 2PI / (omega) = 2PI *...

Thank you very much. I have been at this problem since lunch and didn't manage to consider doing the translational and rotational motion individually. You are a life saver! Thanks again

Homework Statement A solid uniform disk of mass 21.0 and radius 85.0 is at rest flat on a frictionless surface. The figure shows a view from above. A string is wrapped around the rim of the disk and a constant force of 35.0 is applied to the string. The string does not slip on the rim...