A wad of clay of mass m₁ with an initial horizontal velocity v₁ hits and adheres to the massless rigid bar which supports the body of mass m₂, which can be assumed to be a particle. The pendulum assembly is freely pivoted at O and is initially stationary. Determine the angular velocity θ˙ of the combined body just after impact. Why is linear momentum of the system not conserved?

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2L/3 m1 L/3 m2