1. (for submission) Consider two particles of mass m and m2 connected by a massless rod....

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1. (for submission) Consider two particles of mass m and m2 connected by a massless rod. The first particle is rotating in a circle a height h above the xy-plane and the second in a circle a distance h below the xy-plane. Let us parametrize their motion as r1 = r cos(wt)ex + r sin(wt)ey + hez, 12 = -r cos(wt)ersin(wt)e, -hez. where r is assumed constant. (a) Compute the angular momentum of this system. (b) Compute the torque required to keep this system rotating at constant w. 1. (for submission) Consider two particles of mass m and m2 connected by a massless rod. The first particle is rotating in a circle a height h above the xy-plane and the second in a circle a distance h below the xy-plane. Let us parametrize their motion as r1 = r cos(wt)ex + r sin(wt)ey + hez, 12 = -r cos(wt)ersin(wt)e, -hez. where r is assumed constant. (a) Compute the angular momentum of this system. (b) Compute the torque required to keep this system rotating at constant w.