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Homework Statement
Mass of rod: M
mass of ball: m
Length of Rod: L
distance between rod and ball: x
GPE is zero at infinty
The questiopn asks to take the GPE of the rod/ball system, using the Power Series Expansion for ln(1+x) .
Homework Equations
U = -GMm/r
The Attempt at a Solution
I'm not quite sure where to start - the Power Series expansion has confused me slightly, as otherwise I wouold hqave just put the variables in the above equation?
TFM