(a) A small 4.0 kg brick is released from rest 2.5 m above a horizontal seesaw on a fulcrum at its center, as shown below. Find the angular momentum of this brick about a horizontal axis through the fulcrum and perpendicular to the plane of the figure (a) the instant the brick is released and (b) the instant before it strikes the seesaw. ←1.6 m→ 1

(a) A small 4.0 kg brick is released from rest 2.5 m above a horizontal seesaw on a fulcrum at its center, as shown below. Find the angular momentum of this brick about a horizontal axis through the fulcrum and perpendicular to the plane of the figure (a) the instant the brick is released and (b) the instant before it strikes the seesaw. ←1.6 m→ 1

University Physics Volume 1

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Author:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Publisher:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Chapter11: Angular Momentum

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