A tree of 35 m length and a mass of 500 kg is chopped down. Consider the situation when the tree (full cylinder shape) is about to hit the ground. Which force is driving the rotation? What is the track acceleration of the bottom, in the middle and at the top end of the tree?

A tree of 35 m length and a mass of 500 kg is chopped down. Consider the situation when the tree (full cylinder shape) is about to hit the ground. Which force is driving the rotation? What is the track acceleration of the bottom, in the middle and at the top end of the tree?

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A tree of 35 m length and a mass of 500 kg is chopped down. Consider the situation when the
tree (full cylinder shape) is about to hit the ground. Which force is driving the rotation? What
is the track acceleration of the bottom, in the middle and at the top end of the tree?

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