A ball with mass mis attached to the end of a rod of mass M

Last updated: 5/29/2023

A ball with mass mis attached to the end of a rod of mass M and length I The other end of the rod is pivoted so that the ball can move in a vertical circle The rod is held in the horizontal position as shown in the figure and then given just enough a downward push so that the ball swings down and just reaches the vertical upward position having zero speed there Now answer the following questions 3 The change in potential energy of the system ball rod is M a mgl b M m gl c mgl 2 the d M m 2 OL gl