The question is based on Rotational Mechanics. Find the correct option (s)?

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1 Answer
Apr 6, 2017

See below.

Explanation:

We have

l=sqrt(24)al=24a
l_g=l+1/5 l = 6/5llg=l+15l=65l
vec r_g = (0,l_g/cosalpha,0)rg=(0,lgcosα,0)

where (u,v,w)(u,v,w) must be understood as

u hat i + v hat j + w hat kuˆi+vˆj+wˆk

Here

alpha = arctan(1/sqrt(24))α=arctan(124)
vec omega = (0,cosalpha,sinalpha)omegaω=(0,cosα,sinα)ω
vec v_g = vec r_g xx vec omega = 17/2a^2m omega(0,cosalpha,sinalpha)vg=rg×ω=172a2mω(0,cosα,sinα)

then

abs(vec v_g)=17/2a^2m omegavg=172a2mω

and

(D) Omega = abs(vec v_g)/abs(vec r_g) = 1/5 a omega

or

vec Omega = (0,0,1)Omega

Now

vec L_O = J_(omega) vec omega+J_(Omega) vec Omega

with

J_(omega)=(ma^2)/2+(4m(2a)^2)/2

We have also

vec L_g = J_(omega) vec omega and

(B) norm(vec L_g)=17/2a^2m omega

and

J_(Omega)=(ma^2)/4+ml_0^2+((4m)(2a)^2)/4+4m(2l_0)^2

with l_0 = l cos alpha

so

(A) << vec L_O, hat k >> = J_(Omega)Omega+J_(omega)<< vec omega, hat k >> = J_(Omega)Omega+J_(omega)omega sin alpha

and

norm(vec L_O) = sqrt(<< vec L_O, hat k >>^2+(J_(omega)omega cosalpha)^2 )

or

(C) norm(vec L_O) = sqrt((J_(Omega)Omega)^2+2J_(Omega)J_(omega) Omega omega sinalpha+(J_(omega)omega)^2)

The final numeric results are left to the reader as an exercise.