A thin rod of mass is held upright in fixed, smooth vertical guides, so it can only move up and down. Its lower end rests on the sloping face of a wedge of mass , which stands on a smooth floor. The slope makes with the floor. A horizontal force of pushes the wedge so that the rod is lifted, as shown in the figure. All surfaces are smooth. Take , and . Which of the following statements are correct?
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