A uniform rod is fixed to a rotating turntable with its lower end on the rotation axis and makes 20° with the vertical. The turntable rotates clockwise as seen from above.
Physics · Rotational Motion · angular momentum in pure rotation and its conservation
A uniform rod is fixed to a rotating turntable with its lower end on the rotation axis and makes 20° with the vertical. The turntable rotates clockwise as seen from above.
Sub-question 1
What is the direction of the rod's angular momentum vector (calculated about its lower end)?
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Sub-question 2
Is there a torque acting on it, and if so in what direction?
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