Rotational Motion
Advanced
rigid body dynamics
Source: Others
Problem Sets:
Rigid body - ICR
Problem
A uniform stick of mass $m$ and length $l$ leans against a smooth wall vertically. The stick can slide against the wall and the ground frictionlessly. With small perturbation, the stick starts to fall.
- Find at which point $\theta$ the stick starts to leave the wall.
- Find the angular and translational velocity as a function of angle $\theta$ (between 0 and 90 deg) between the floor and the stick.
- Find the distance between the center of the mass and the wall when the stick falls to the ground.