A uniform rod of length l   is being rotated in a horizontal plane with a constant angular speed about…
A uniform rod of length is being rotated in a horizontal plane with a constant angular speed about an axis passing through one of its ends. If the tension generated in the rod due to rotation is at a distance from the axis, then which of the following graphs depicts it most closely?
Solution
The mass of the rod at a distance from the axis is
Integrating the above equation from to
The above equation depicts the relation between tension and length of rod as downward opening parabola.