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Consider a pole that’s at rest in a barn, with resting length $L_0$. Team Pole rushes toward the barn with speed $v$ and reclaims its pole by grabbing it and holding tight. From the perspective of Team Barn, every member of Team Pole grabbed the pole at the same time.
Module 35: Pole in the Barn: Lock the Doors – Problem 1
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From the perspective of Team Barn, how long is the pole now that Team Pole has reclaimed it?
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From the perspective of Team Pole, how long was the pole before they grabbed it?
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From the perspective of Team Pole, how long is the pole after they grabbed it?
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Had Team Pole grabbed the pole simultaneously from their perspective, what length would Team Barn now claim the pole to be? Use the same model for how the pole responds to forces that we used in class.
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