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Hi tiny-tim thank you for your reply ! Yes, you are right, I've incorrectly added weight to its components. What I'm trying to do is to get the balance for vertical and horizontal force of a falling rod. If mg is the only force acting on the rod, with rod in the vertical we should have: N =...

Homework Statement Hi all. I've got a vertical rod on a surface with a fixed and frictionless pivot at bottom end. The rod of length L is released and begins to fall. The forces acting on the CM of the rod should be: - weight force: mg - centripetal (radial) force...