Why Does a Sliding Rod Lose Contact with the Wall at Two Thirds Its Height?

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Hi, somebody can helps me with this problem...

A uniform rod of length L supported on a wall starts to slide down without
friction. Show that the upper end of the rod loses contact with the wall when it is
found two thirds of its original height.

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You have to find the andle which the rod makes withthe ground and prove its sine to be 2/3