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title: "In lacrosse, a typical throw is made by rotating the stick through an angle of roughly \\(90^\\circ\\), then releasing the ball when the stick is vertical, as shown above. If the \\(1 \\, \\text{meter}\\) long stick is at rest when horizontal and the ball leaves the stick with a velocity of \\(10 \\, \\text{m/s}\\), what angular acceleration must the stick experience?"
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# In lacrosse, a typical throw is made by rotating the stick through an angle of roughly \(90^\circ\), then releasing the ball when the stick is vertical, as shown above. If the \(1 \, \text{meter}\) long stick is at rest when horizontal and the ball leaves the stick with a velocity of \(10 \, \text{m/s}\), what angular acceleration must the stick experience?

In lacrosse, a typical throw is made by rotating the stick through an angle of roughly \(90^\circ\), then releasing the ball when the stick is vertical, as shown above. If the \(1 \, \text{meter}\) long stick is at rest when horizontal and the ball leaves the stick with a velocity of \(10 \, \text{m/s}\), what angular acceleration must the stick experience?

![Diagram](https://nerd-notes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/angular-acceleration-of-lacorse-stick-nerd-notes.png)

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