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gravity!

The rod rotating?

I realized the ML/2 part was wrong, and instead substituted a= ML / [2(1/3 M L ^2)] is this even the right step?

So I went back and examined where I went wrong, however, I hit another snag. So I did a= torque/Inertia, which got me to:a= rF/ [1/3 ML ^2] a= maF/ 1/3ML^2 and then I get stuck because I have an acceleration value on both sides, and I feel like I'm going in the wrong direction

So I went back and examined where I went wrong, however, I hit another snag. So I did a= torque/Inertia, which got me to:a= rF/ [1/3 ML ^2] a= maF/ 1/3ML^2 and then I get stuck because I have an acceleration value on both sides, and I feel like I'm going in the wrong direction

Homework Statement Consider a uniform rod of mass 12 kg and length 1.0 m. At its end the rod is attached to a fixed, friction-free pivot. Initially the rod is balanced vertically above the pivot and begins to fall from rest. Determine a) the angular acceleration of the rod as it passes...