Assignment:
A .5m long beam with 29N-m stiffness is attached to a 45kg weight. The beam is inclined 30 degrees from vertical. Assume the beam has no mass, assume the 45kg weight is "sliding" down a vertical pole of infinite stiffness and zero friction.
The mass is dropped and the end of the beam deflects .095m when it contacts the ground.
At what height must the Beam be dropped from to create this deflection? Arrange the equations so the mass and the beam angle can easily be changed as variables.