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Thank you for the responses! I didn't realize that objects moving linearly could have angular momentum; I thought angular momentum only applied to objects undergoing rotational motion. Now I see that all objects in motion have angular momentum, with respect to an origin. Thanks! So...

[SOLVED] Sticky Collision with Clay Ball and Rod Homework Statement A uniform rod of mass m and length \ell = 2 meters is suspended from one end by a frictionless pivot so that it can swing freely in the x-y plane. When the rod is at rest it is struck by a clay ball of equal mass m with...