With what angular speed is the stick spinning after the collision?

A uniform stick 1.3 m long with a total mass of 220 g is pivoted at its center. A 3.8-g bullet is shot through the stick midway between the pivot and one end The bullet approaches at 250 m/s and leaves at 140 m/s.

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1 Answer

  • Is=.220*1.3^2/12

    0.031

    Ib=3.8*(1.3/4)^2/1000

    0.0004

    0.00042504/1.3=

    0.00041404/1.3+0.031*ω

    solve for ω

    ω=0.031/(0.00041104/1.3)

    0.229 rad/s

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