A rod of length l is held vertically stationary with its lower end located at a point P , on the horizontal plane. When the rod is released to topple about P , the velocity of the upper end of the rod

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A rod of length l is held vertically stationary with its lower end located at a point P , on the horizontal plane. When the rod is released to topple about P , the velocity of the upper end of the rod with which it hits the ground is

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Here, potential energy of the metre stick will be converted into rotational kinetic energy.
Because centre of gravity of stick lies at the middle of the rod, PE of metre stick $= \frac{m g l}{2}$ Rotational kinetic energy $E = \frac{1}{2} I ω^{2}$ $I$ about point $A = \frac{m l ^{2}}{3}$ . By law of conservation of energy $m g (\frac{l}{2}) = \frac{1}{2} I ω^{2} = \frac{1}{2} \frac{m l ^{2}}{3} (\frac{v _{B}}{l})^{2}$ By solving, we get $v_{B} = 3 g l$

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