Question
A system consists of two identical small balls of mass 2 kg each connected to the two ends of a 1 m long light rod. The system is rotating about a fixed axis through the centre of the rod and perpendicular to it at an angular speed of 9 rad/s. An impulsive force of average magnitude 10 N acts on one of the masses in the direction of its velocity for 0.20 s. Calculate the new angular velocity of the system.