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I thought the translation of the center of mass would account for the translation of the system

the translational? How do I account for that?

md^2/16*ω?

m*v_cf+m*ω*d/2?

the center of the rod right?

the final velocity of the center of mass of the system

So would it be correct to say that L_f = m*D^2/3*ω+2*m*D/4*v_f

so how do I find the final velocity?

I'm not sure I completely understand, if I take the center of mass of the system 3*D/4 as the reference point will the linear conservation be less awkward to use?

p_i = M*v right? and p_f = M*v'+M*v' = 2*M*v' What am i doing wrong?

in which case v_f = v/2 but how do i incorporate that into the angular momentum equation?

inelastic, so I should use conservation of linear momentum?

Conservation of energy right? Or can you use conservation of linear momentum to find the velocity of the center of mass?

Homework Statement A small circular block of mass M traveling with a speed v on a frictionless table collides and sticks to the end of a thin rod of with length D and mass M. The picture shows a top down view of the block and rod on the frictionless table. What is the rod's angular velocity...

Yes, I copied and pasted it... that's strange