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## Mikael The rod is massless. At t = 0 rod is pointing up. It is of length R. rod is rotating without friction around the lower end which is hinged to rotation axis. The mass M is attached at the top end of the rod. The mass is pushed at t=0 with initial velocity . g is gravitational acceleration. All these parameters are given and known. one year ago one year ago

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1. Mikael

2. Mikael

WHEN WILL THE MASS REACH THE LOWEST POINT ?

3. Mikael

@mukushla @UnkleRhaukus @experimentex @estudier

4. Mikael

@ParthKohli @radar @RaphaelFilgueiras

5. Mikael

@sauravshakya

6. Mikael

@Hero @apoorvk @AccessDenied

7. UnkleRhaukus

find the angular velocity

8. Mikael

Well it is not constant and it is not explicit in energy - the linear v is there

9. Mikael

@ganeshie8 @ajprincess

10. Mikael

@ganeshie8 @ajprincess

11. Mikael

@ParthKohli @mathslover

12. Mikael

$0.5mv^2 + mgh = E_0 = constant$

13. Mikael

CAN ANYONE SOLVE IT AROUND HERE ?

14. Mikael

@Omniscience ?

15. Mikael

HINTS ?

16. Mikael

Please solve it someone

17. Mikael

At least some SIGNIFICAN part of the way forward ?

18. Mikael

@radar you can help ?

19. apoorvk

Hmm I guess you will just have to find the general term for velocity at any instant, and integrate the term in 'dt' - since energy conservation and angular velocity fundae won't work here.

20. apoorvk

let me try this out...

21. Mikael

You ARE 20% forward

22. Mikael

Hi @ajprincess

23. Mikael

help

24. Mikael

Ok , the prize for the sover will be 25 minute-worth field integral from EM that I am ready to do in return !

25. Mikael

OK the beauty of this situation is that it is VERY common and simple setting. Buuut very unusual answer

26. Mikael

27. Mikael

28. Mikael

@demitris @Directrix can you help ?

29. Mikael

Hi @sauravshakya

30. Mikael

@demitris @Directrix can you help ?

31. sauravshakya

Hi @Mikael ..

32. Mikael

I AM VERY SORRY I STARTED WITHOUT YOU. Complete please

33. sauravshakya

Wait a minute.... Let me see what I can do.

34. Mikael

@Directrix ?

35. Mikael

@asnaseer Please help

36. Mikael

Hello @Callisto - try to help please

37. Mikael

Well imagine my sour expression when a nice timid student asks me this question in the middle of a nice sunny day ....

38. Algebraic!

Why no rotational energy term?

39. Mikael

Yea , you can use that. Although this is not the only way. Just do it please

40. sauravshakya

This requires physics too

41. mathslover

why not to use law of conservation of energy?

42. Mikael

Calculus and mechanics are essentially one united universal soul

43. Mikael

Good @mathslover USE it and do the soln. please

44. mathslover

potential energy + kinetic energy = constant. I cn help after 1 n half hours

45. Mikael

Actually I have already pointed that in a hint above. But go forward - when is the bottom reached ?

46. Mikael

@ganeshie8 @UnkleRhaukus help pls

47. Algebraic!

$\frac{ t ^{2} }{2 } + \frac{ V _{o}}{ R } t =\int\limits_{ }^{ }\int\limits_{ }^{ } \frac {-R }{ g \cos \theta }$ 0..pi

48. Mikael

A) What is the integration variable ? B) Why (suddenly ) double int ???? c) What is the reason you write this so categorically ?

49. Algebraic!

A) g, of course B) equation of motion C) integral is tough, not bothering

50. Algebraic!

theta is the angle the rod makes with the vertical 0...pi

51. Mikael

g CANNOT CHANGE - it is CONSTANT !

52. Algebraic!

it's theta, why would you ask?

53. Algebraic!

would it be g or R?

54. Mikael

Please Show the FULL argument. Double integral seems, on the face of it, out of place in this problem

55. Mikael

PLEASE SOLVE @mukushla @TuringTest

56. Algebraic!

argument from torque = -mgRcos(theta) I=mR^2 d^2/ dt^2 (theta) =- gRcos(theta)

57. Mikael

$E_0 = 2mgR +0.5 mv^2$

58. Mikael

Giving the solution soon in 3-4 minutes

59. Mikael

E = CONSTANT

60. Coolsector

h for you is like the y axis ?

61. Mikael

yes

62. Mikael

OK here goes the solution

63. radar

I have concluded this problem may be above my pay-grade.

64. Mikael

$t(h) = \int\limits_{h=2R}^{h=0} \frac{dl}{v(h)} dh$

65. Mikael

Now $dl = \frac{dh}{\cos \theta}$

66. Mikael

Forgot to say - thta is the angle with the horizon of the rod.The relation dh to dl is a geometric fact that follows from$h = Sin \theta ====> dh = dl * Cos \theta$

67. Mikael

sorry h = R*Sin theta

68. Mikael

Thus gathering all the above observations until now we obtain the following integral

69. Mikael

$\int\limits_{h=2R}^{h=0} dh \frac{1}{\sqrt{1-\frac{h^2}{R^2}}*\sqrt{\frac{2E_0}{m} -2gh}}$

70. Mikael

Here the 1-st square root in the denominator is simply 1/Cos theta

71. Mikael

The second square root is the velocity as a function of h - of course derived from the law of conservation of energy stated above

72. Coolsector

can you please explain how h = rsintheta means dh = dl costheta

73. Mikael

Now by rescaling the distance by R and taking one convenient constant (from the denominator roots) out of the integral we simplify it all to

74. mathslover

I did this

75. Mikael

|dw:1347813111455:dw|

76. mathslover

$\large{t = \frac{-1+\sqrt{1+8\pi R}}{2v_0}}$

77. Coolsector

thanks

78. mathslover

did that make sense? @Coolsector and @Mikael

79. Mikael

@mathslover I would be amazed and thankful for COMPLETE explanation why do you claim the first equation - that the angle is a simple quadratic function of time. As you know the angular acceleration IS NOT CONSTANT HERE

80. Coolsector

i dont understand why alpha is what you said.. but maybe its just me

81. Coolsector

yes .. same problem here

82. Mikael

I think @mathslover is NOT correct in HIS FIRST STATEMENT on that page on which all is based upon

83. Mikael

So we proceed

84. Algebraic!

there's no g in your soln. @mathslover

85. mathslover

Oh I made it for horizontal plane... vertical plane hmn... well guys wait

86. Mikael

$\int\limits_{\xi_0}^{0} d \xi \frac{1}{\sqrt{(1-\xi^2)(A- \xi)}}$

87. mathslover

Mikael whts ur age? grade? so that I can understand the level of this

88. Mikael

HERE Xi is rescaled variable h, and A is some constant containing fractions of E_0 and g. Outside of the integral is of course a Multiplier (not written) which is physically crucial and mathematically trivial

89. mathslover

I think this is $$\large{\textbf{above}}$$ my level sorry.... I am in 9th grade and did my best.... sorry

90. Mikael

This is the level of a good Physical-Course on analytival mechanics in Cambridge/Berkeley/MIT 1-st or second year. Also Ms. @Algebraic! is probably generally pointed to a more Engineering diection of solution - using torques and angular accelerations. Aand Mr. @radar can I send you a message unrelated to math but related to this site ?

91. mathslover

Sorry.... above my level...

92. Algebraic!

Ms. I like that snark.

93. Mikael

I disagree with you @mathslover - you saw it is almost school level

94. mathslover

What do you mean mikael? well leave ti whatever do you mean........ continue your work..

95. mathslover

*it

96. Mikael

Well 1) This is all - please help me by some Tables / Wolframalpha to find what type of Integral this belongs to 2) I suspect it is elliptic Integral

97. Mikael

Aand please appreciate the effort by medals - you are welcome. The question itself was supplied by Mr. @henpen here http://openstudy.com/study#/updates/50549e72e4b0a91cdf445d5b

98. Mikael

Here is the answer as supplied by Wolframalph

99. Mikael

Sorry here in complete - as I thought elliptic integral

100. Mikael

Can see the soln @mukushla

101. mukushla

i just came here :)

102. Mikael

@mukushla The original challenge was for 2 sets of people 1) You, @sauravshakya, and other olympics-math types 2) Physicists So try solving without any reading the soln

103. Mikael

So I guesses right - about IMO participation ?

104. mukushla

sorry lost connection Mr.Mikael :) man im a chemical engineer :) what is the math part of question ?

105. Mikael

You need to find how long it takes for a spherical bead of polymer to slied without friction though a perfectly circular half circular tube to the sovent chamber if initially the small bead has v_0 velocity and starts from the top of the tube

106. Mikael

solvent chamber (i meant)

107. mukushla

out of my knowledge :)

108. Mikael

You should use the simple mechanical conservation of energy and definition of velocity. Some geometry too

109. Mikael

Well - see the solution and dissolve your sorrows...

110. sauravshakya

Actually this question is also out of my reach.

111. sauravshakya

Is this the question from a high school level?