Physics Problem: Collision and Rotational Swing of a Rod-Block System

This content walks through a multi-step physics problem involving a block sliding down a frictionless surface and undergoing an inelastic collision with a pivoted rod, causing the combined system to swing upwards. It demonstrates the application of energy conservation for the sliding block, angular momentum conservation during the collision, and again energy conservation (rotational kinetic to gravitational potential) to determine the maximum angle the rod-block system swings through.