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Homework Statement
A rod of length 69.0 cm and mass 1.70 kg is suspended by two strings which are 43.0 cm long, one at each end of the rod.
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(A) The string on side B is cut. Find the magnitude of the initial acceleration of end B.
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The string on side B is retied and now has only half the length of the string on side A.
http://schubert.tmcc.edu/res/msu/physicslib/msuphysicslib/20_Rot2_E_Trq_Accel/graphics/prob13b_1016half.gif
(B) Find the magnitude of the initial acceleration of the end B when the string is cut.
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The Attempt at a Solution
A bit lost on even how to solve this one. Any assistance would be appreciated. Thanks.
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