A rod of length 60 cm and mass 1.8 kg is suspended by two strings which are 40 cm long, one at each end of the rod.   The string on side B is cut. Find the magnitude of the initial acceleration of end B.   The string on side B is retied and now has only half the length of the string on side A.

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A rod of length 60 cm and mass 1.8 kg is suspended by two strings which are 40 cm long, one at each end of the rod.

 

The string on side B is cut. Find the magnitude of the initial acceleration of end B.

 

The string on side B is retied and now has only half the length of the string on side A.

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