Question: A 7 8 g , 3 8 - cm - long rod hangs vertically on a frictionless, horizontal axle passing through its center. A 1

A 78g,38-cm-long rod hangs vertically on a frictionless, horizontal axle passing through its center. A 15 g ball of clay traveling horizontally at 2.0ms hits and sticks to the very bottom tip of the rod.
To what maximum angle, measured from vertical, does the rod (with the attached ball of clay) rotate?
Express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units.
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