Chapter 10, Problem 11Q

Figure 10-28a shows a meter stick, hall’ wood and half steel, that is pivoted at the wood end at O. A force $\stackrel{\to }{F}$ is applied to the steel end at a, In Fig. 10-28b, the stick is reversed and pivoted at the steel end at O’, and the same force is applied at the wood end at a'. Is the resulting angular acceleration of Fig. 10-28a greater than, less than, or the same as that of Fig. 10-28b?

Figure 10-28 Question 11.