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Force and Torque Question on an isolated system

If there's a rigid rod in space, and you give some external force perpendicular to the rod at one of the ends for a short time, what happens? Specifically: What dependence does the moment of inertia ...
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Applying a force on a rigid body on a certain point

I have a rigid body with an origin point (at the center of mass). I want to apply a force on a certain point. So what is the force applied to the origin of this rigid body? Description image: ...