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    $\begingroup$ @OmegaKrypton I guess so. I added the Real tag. $\endgroup$
    – Jaap Scherphuis
    Commented Oct 22, 2019 at 10:42
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    $\begingroup$ Imho this should be migrated to the physics site for a definite answer. $\endgroup$
    – Guntram Blohm
    Commented Oct 22, 2019 at 16:25
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    $\begingroup$ As the starting angle of the broom has not been stated, there would appear to be more than one correct answer, or, the answers given are incomplete. $\endgroup$
    – Weather Vane
    Commented Oct 22, 2019 at 16:33
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    $\begingroup$ You accepted a wrong answer. In fact, the problem is ill-defined, and depends on the mass distribution and angle. $\endgroup$
    – Jeffrey
    Commented Oct 22, 2019 at 17:31
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    $\begingroup$ @WeatherVane In the question I say the end is two feet off the ground, and with a normal sized broom of about 5 feet you get an angle just below 25 degrees, very similar to what the picture in the question depicts. Broom handles almost always have a uniform mass distribution, and just like nearly every physics problem it is perfectly reasonable to assume uniform density without having to explicitly state so in the question. The mass of the head of the broom has virtually no effect since it is on the ground already. $\endgroup$
    – Jaap Scherphuis
    Commented Oct 22, 2019 at 18:22