Homework Statement
A spacecraft of mass 1000 kg is in an elliptical orbit about the earth. At point A the spacecraft is at a distance of 1.2 x 10^7 meters form the center of the Earth and its velocity ( 7.1 x 10^3 m/s) is perpendicular to the line connecting the center of the Earth to the...
Homework Statement
i need to find the rotational inertia of a rod about a pivot. The rod is of mass M and length L and is attached to a pivot of negligible friction located at a distance of L/3 from the left end of the rod.
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
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