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A thin massless rod of length has equal point masses m attached at its ends (see figure). The rod is rotating about an axis passing through its centre and making angle with it. The magnitude of the rate of change of its angular momentum about centre of rod is :

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Solution:

For each point mass the perpendicular distance to the axis is l sinθ.

The precessing angular momentum gives |dL/dt|=2ml²ω²sinθcosθ.

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