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A rod initially held vertically is falling on a frictionless surface when given a slight push.I just want to how the rod would move.I am thinking that the rod as a whole will move forward and also rotate about the point on the ground.
Why the rod is moving forward?(if you ask me)
I think that the CM is going in circular motion and thus will experience an outward pull. This force will take the rod forward.
But i have heard that the rod purely rotates and does not move forward as a whole.
check this link http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/ntnujava/index.php?topic=2541
What is wrong in my argument?
Why the rod is moving forward?(if you ask me)
I think that the CM is going in circular motion and thus will experience an outward pull. This force will take the rod forward.
But i have heard that the rod purely rotates and does not move forward as a whole.
check this link http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/ntnujava/index.php?topic=2541
What is wrong in my argument?
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