A very thin horizontal, 2.00-m long, 5.00-kg uniform beam that lies along the east-west direction is acted on by two forces

At the east end of the beam, a 200-N force pushes downward. At the west end of the beam, a 200-N force pushes upward. What is the angular acceleration of the beam?
A) 240 rad/s2 north
B) 1.33 × 102 rad/s2 north
C) zero
D) 240 rad/s2 south
E) 1.33 × 102 rad/s2 south


Answer: A

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