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I have this question I am having trouble with.
A massless rectangular parallelepiped with sides [tex]a, a[/tex] and [tex]\sqrt{a}[/tex] has equal masses attached to its vertices. It is rotating around its major diagonal with a constant velocity [tex]\Omega[/tex]. Find the forces acting on the two vertices on the axis of rotation.
I'm confused by the fact that I am trying to find a force even though its rotating with a constant angular velocity. Would this force not create a torque hence changing the angular velocity.
A hint or bit of explanation to get me going would be very helpful please
A massless rectangular parallelepiped with sides [tex]a, a[/tex] and [tex]\sqrt{a}[/tex] has equal masses attached to its vertices. It is rotating around its major diagonal with a constant velocity [tex]\Omega[/tex]. Find the forces acting on the two vertices on the axis of rotation.
I'm confused by the fact that I am trying to find a force even though its rotating with a constant angular velocity. Would this force not create a torque hence changing the angular velocity.
A hint or bit of explanation to get me going would be very helpful please