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8. Centripetal Forces & Gravitation - Part 3 of 3
8. Centripetal Forces & Gravitation / Mass Distribution with Calculus / Problem 11

Determine the gravitational potential energy of a rod-cylinder system where a thin, uniform rod of length L and mass M is aligned along an axis and a small uniform cylinder with mass m located a distance y from one end of the rod along the same axis. Assume y is significantly greater than L. Take the potential energy to be zero when the rod and cylinder are infinitely separated.

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