When the rod makes an angle α Displacement of centre of mass =2lcosαmg2lcosα=2lIω2mg2lcosα=6ml2ω2(∵ M.I. of thin uniform rod about an axis passing through its centre of mass and perpendicular to the rodI=12ml2)⇒ω=l3gcosα Speed of end =ω×l=3gcosαl i.e., Speed of end, ω∝cosα
