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    Solving Lagrangian Mechanics: Rod and Bean System Explained

    And that is easier said than done (at least to me).The bean is in an accelerating frame of reference that is rotating around it's own axis AND in a circle (with the redius L/2). So is it not really three velocities? The beans velocity, the velocity of the rod around it's own axis and the...
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    Solving Lagrangian Mechanics: Rod and Bean System Explained

    I'm stuck on a problem with lagrangian mechanics. Here's the problem; One end of a rod slides along a vertical pole while the other end slides a long a horizontal pole. At the same time a bean slides a long the rod. Find the lagrangian for the system. And this is what I worked...
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