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Homework Statement
A student throws a stick of length L up in the air. At the moment the stick leaves his hand, the speed of the stick's end is zero. The stick completes N turns as its caught by the student at the initial release point. Show that the height to which the centre of mass of the stick rose is [tex]\pi NL/4[/tex]
The Attempt at a Solution
All that I can make out of the problem is that t if the velocity of the centre of mass of the stick was v then by energy conservation the centre of mass of the stick would have risen by [tex]v^{2}/2g[/tex]
I cannot make out what can I do with that N and all. Help me please.