A device (Fig.) consists of a smooth L-shaped rod located in a horizontal plane and a sleeve A of mass m attached by a weight- less spring to a point B. The spring stiffness is equal to x. The whole system rotates with a constant angular velocity ω about a vertical axis passing through the point O. Find the elongation of the spring. How is the result affected by the rotation direction?

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Fig. 1.26.