A long piece of wood of length h and mass M is held vertically with its end bottom resting on a horizontal frictionless surface. Then the piece of wood is free to fall freely. Determine the speed of its center of mass just before hitting the horizontal surface.

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A long piece of wood of length h and mass M is held vertically with its end
bottom resting on a horizontal frictionless surface. Then the piece of wood is
free to fall freely. Determine the speed of its center of mass just before hitting
the horizontal surface.
Transcribed Image Text:A long piece of wood of length h and mass M is held vertically with its end bottom resting on a horizontal frictionless surface. Then the piece of wood is free to fall freely. Determine the speed of its center of mass just before hitting the horizontal surface.
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