# Angular Collision [closed]

Angular Collision. A uniform rod of mass M and length d is initially at rest on a horizontal and frictionless table in the x-y plane. the figure attached is a top view, with gravity pointing into the page. The rod is free to rotate about an axis perpendicular to the plane and is passing through the pivot point at a distance d/3 measured from one of its ends as shown. A small point particle of mass m = M/4, which is moving with speed $v_0$, hits the rod and sticks to it at the point of impact at a distance d/3 from the pivot.

$a)$ Find the magnitude of the angular velocity of the rod-and-mass system after the collision.

$b)$ Using again $M = 4m$, find the speed of the centre of mass of the rod right after the collision.

Attempt:

I'm assuming you start to answer this question by using the equation of angular momentum $L = I\omega$ Really confused by this if someone could help me understand the question. Thanks in advance.

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There is no external force acting on the system of ball and the rod except for gravity which acts along the $$z$$ axis. Hence no external torque is produced on the system. We know that $$\tau=\frac {d\mathbf L}{dt}$$ $$0=\frac {d\mathbf L}{dt}$$. Thus the angular momentum is conserved. . Hence by conserving angular momentum about the pivot point we get $$\frac {mv_0d}{3}=\frac {(M+m)d^2\omega}{9}$$ Hence we shall get
$$\omega= \frac {3mv_0}{(M+m)d}$$ While for the second part, by conserving linear momentum we get $$mv_0= (m+4m)v_{cm}$$ $$\Rightarrow v_{cm}= \frac {v_0}{5}$$