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Rod pivoted at one end: angular velocity or height risen from energy conservation

This type of question, asked 8 times: 9 May 2023 S1, 15 May 2023 S1, 13 May 2024 S2, 14 May 2024 S1, 25 Apr 2025 S2, 19 Apr 2026 S1, 15 May 2026 S1, 19 May 2026 S2. All 8 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    9 May 2023 S1

    17
    A thin uniform rod of length LL and mass MM is swinging freely along a horizontal axis passing through its centre. Its maximum angular speed is ω\omega. Its centre of mass rises to a maximum height of [g=gravitational acceleration][g = \text{gravitational acceleration}]

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  2. Question 2

    15 May 2023 S1

    1
    A thin uniform metal rod of mass MM and length LL is swinging about a horizontal axis passing through its end. Its maximum angular velocity is ω\omega. Its centre of mass rises to a maximum height of (g=g= Acceleration due to gravity)

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  3. Question 3

    13 May 2024 S2

    24
    A thin uniform rod AB of mass 'mm' and length 'll' is hinged at one end A to the ground level. Initially the rod stands vertically and is allowed to fall freely to the ground in the vertical plane. The angular velocity of the rod when its end B strikes the ground is (g=g= acceleration due to gravity)

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  4. Question 4

    14 May 2024 S1

    36
    A thin uniform rod of mass 'mm' and length 'll' is suspended from one end which can oscillate in a vertical plane about the point of intersection. It is pulled to one side and then released. It passes through the equilibrium position with angular speed 'ω\omega'. The kinetic energy while passing through mean position is

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  5. Question 5

    25 Apr 2025 S2

    17
    A thin uniform rod of length ' LL ' and mass ' MM ' is swinging freely about a horizontal axis passing through its end. Its maximum angular speed is ' ω\omega '. Its centre of mass rises to a maximum height of ( g=g= acceleration due gravity)

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  6. Question 6

    19 Apr 2026 S1

    106
    A thin uniform rod AB of mass 'mm' and length 'll' is hinged at one end A to the ground level. Initially the rod stands vertically and is allowed to fall freely to the ground in the vertical plane. The angular velocity of the rod when its B end strikes the ground is (gg = acceleration due to gravity)

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  7. Question 7

    15 May 2026 S1

    106
    A thin uniform rod of length LL and mass mm is swinging freely about a horizontal axis passing through its end. Its maximum angular speed is ω\omega. Its centre of mass rises to a maximum height of (gg = acceleration due to gravity)

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  8. Question 8

    19 May 2026 S2

    107
    A uniform rod of length ll is free to rotate in a vertical plane about a fixed horizontal axis through point B. The rod begins rotating from rest, from its unstable equilibrium position. The angular velocity ω\omega, when it has turned through an angle θ\theta, is

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