The upper rod is hinged to the roof; the lower rod is hinged to the upper rod.
Mass of both rods=9kg; length=1m each.

Now, a force 45N is applied to the upper rod as shown. At this instant, find the angular acceleration of the lower rod.

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  2. yes 45/7 assuming 45N acts on the mid point of the upper rod

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  3. @sambhav:i am not able to solve.....pls tell hw u solved..

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  4. i'll tell once the answer is confirmed

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  5. This is simple problem. The difficulty is conceptualization.

    First, note that the upper rod will rotate around the hinge, and the lower rod will initially rotate around the center of mass (this is because only torque will be supplied to it -- no motion either up or down). Therefore, knowing the mutual endpoint, the lower rod will rotate at twice the rate of the upper.

    α.u = 1/2 α.b
    ("u" is for upper and "b" is for the lower or bottom rod).

    I.u = 1/3 m L² ... (it rotates about hinge)

    I.b = 1/12 m L² ... (it rotates about com)

    Now, we need to set the torques around the upper rod equal to zero.

    I.u * α.u = τ - τ.b

    τ = the torque supplied by the force, i.e., = F x d
    F = 45 N
    d = 1/2 m

    τ.b = the reactionary torque from the lower rod. (Newton's 3rd law)

    I.u * α.u = τ - I.b * α.b

    τ = I.u * α.u + I.b * α.b

    τ = 1/3 m L² * 1/2 α.b + 1/12 m L² α.b

    α.b = 4 * τ / ( m L² )

    α.b = 4 * ( F x d ) / ( m L² )

    α.b = 10 rads/s

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  6. Made a mistake:

    I.u * α.u = τ - τ.b

    τ = the torque supplied by the force, i.e., = F x d
    F = 45 N
    d = 1/2 m

    τ.b = the reactionary torque from the lower rod. (Newton's 3rd law) = F.b x L
    L = 1 m = 2 d

    I.u * α.u = τ - F.b x L

    The torque on the lower bar from this force will be

    &tau.b' = F.b x 1/2L = I.b * α.b

    τ = I.u * α.u + 2 I.b * α.b

    τ = 1/3 m L² * 1/2 α.b + 2 * 1/12 m L² α.b

    α.b = 3 * τ / ( m L² )

    α.b = 3 * ( F x d ) / ( m L² )

    α.b = 7.5 rads/s²

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  7. i am getting 10.

    SAMBHAV (or someone else who knows the reason), please reply to this

    http://anujkalia.blogspot.com/2010/08/kings-of-s.html

    thanks

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  8. The answer's 45/7.. (just looked it up from the textbook).
    People able to solve this will do a bit better than me in their Applied Mechanics courses.

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  9. not able to solve this ,please give the solution.

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  10. make FBD of rods separately. Equate the accn of hinge from both the rods.

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  11. still not able to get it.....pls give the eqns of fbd....

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  12. munni badnam hui darling tere liye ;)November 18, 2010 at 11:52 PM

    pratik

    assume upper rod to be rotating with (alpha1)about hinge
    lower rod with angular accl (alpha2)about COM and Acm

    since both the rods are joined their accelerations at the point of joint will be same

    alpha1 L = Acm + alpha2 L/2

    On the upper rod there will be 3 forces
    1 from the hinge at top
    2 is 45 N
    3 is the force from lower hinge (towards left)

    On the lower rod there will be 1 force only (opp to force '3' on the upper block )

    make FBD and solve,answer will be 45/7

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  13. munni badnam hui darling tere liye ;)November 19, 2010 at 12:00 AM

    delhite check

    http://anujkalia.blogspot.com/2010/08/kings-of-s.html

    i have answered it

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