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A light rigid rod has a bob of mass m attached to one of its end. The other end of the rod is pivoted so that the entire assembly can rotate freely in a vertical plane. Initially, the rod is held vertical as shown in the figure. From this position it is allowed to fall. (a) When the rod has rotated through `theta=30^(@)` , what kind of force does it experience– compression or tension? (b) At what value of `theta` the compression (or tension) in the rod changes to tension (or compression)?

Answer» Correct Answer - (a) Compression
(b) `theta =cos^(-1)(2/3)`


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