7. A uniform sphere, of mass \(m\) and radius \(a\), is free to rotate about a smooth fixed horizontal axis \(L\) which forms a tangent to the sphere. The sphere is hanging in equilibrium below the axis when it receives an impulse, causing it to rotate about \(L\) with an initial angular velocity of \(\sqrt { \frac { 18 g } { 7 a } }\).
Show that, when the sphere has turned through an angle \(\theta\),
- the angular speed \(\omega\) of the sphere is given by \(\omega ^ { 2 } = \frac { 2 g } { 7 a } ( 4 + 5 \cos \theta )\),
- the angular acceleration of the sphere has magnitude \(\frac { 5 g } { 7 a } \sin \theta\).
- Hence find the magnitude of the force exerted by the axis on the sphere when the sphere comes to instantaneous rest for the first time.
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