Chapter 11, Problem 83GP

(II) A uniform stick 1.00 m long with a total mass of 330 g is pivoted at its center. A 3.0-g bullet is shot through the stick a distance x from the pivot. The bullet approaches at 250 m/s and leaves at 140 m/s (Fig. 11–36). (a) Determine a formula for the angular speed of the spinning stick after the collision as a function of x. (b) Graph the angular speed as a function of x, from x = 0 to x = 0.50 m.