Chapter 9, Problem 9.71P

CP A meter stick with a mass of 0.180 kg is pivoted about one end so it can rotate without friction about a horizontal axis. The meter stick is held in a horizontal position and released. As it swings through the vertical, calculate (a) the change in gravitational potential energy that has occurred; (b) the angular speed of the stick; (c) the linear speed of the end of the stick opposite the axis, (d) Compare the answer in part (c) to the speed of a particle that has fallen 1.00 m, starting from rest.