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Double pendulum angular momentum, m1 = m2 = 1 kg
Short answer
Compute position vectors from given lengths and angles, velocities via cross products ω×r, then sum m(r×v) for both masses. Angular momentum about O ≈ 3.99 k̂ kg·m²/s counter-clockwise.
A double pendulum shown in figure oscillates in the xy plane. At the instant shown rad/s ccw and rad/s ccw. Take m and m. What is the angular momentum () at this instant of kg? It is given that the lower pendulum is connected to mass by pin joint and is free to rotate about this point. [Figure: pendulum arm from O at to the x-axis (vertical, downward) carrying ; lower arm carrying at to the vertical; x down, y to the right.]
Take the origin at the fixed pivot , vertically downward, to the right and out of the plane ( = counter-clockwise). Assume both arms lie on the same (right-hand) side of the vertical, and that is the absolute angular velocity of the lower arm (as is usual in this problem). Angular momentum of the system about :
Position vectors
Upper arm ( m at to the -axis), lower arm ( m at to the vertical):
Velocities
Angular momentum
Answer: kg m²/s (counter-clockwise, about the axis perpendicular to the plane).
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