Consider the rotation of a rod of mass |
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a) |
Weight of the rod is lowered by |
b) |
Loss of gravitational potential energy is |
c) |
Angular velocity is |
d) |
Rotational kinetic energy is |
Consider the rotation of a rod of mass |
|
a) |
Weight of the rod is lowered by |
b) |
Loss of gravitational potential energy is |
c) |
Angular velocity is |
d) |
Rotational kinetic energy is |
(a,b,c,d)
Equating loss of gravitational potential energy with the gain of rotational kinetic energy, we get
Rotational kinetic energy