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A uniform rod of mass M and length L swings as a pendulum on a pivot at distance L/4 from one end of the rod. Find an expression for the frequency f of small-angle oscillations.

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An expression for the frequency f of small-angle oscillations is f=1Ï€3g7L

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01

Introduction

1. A physical pendulum is an extended item that may be designed to travel in simple harmonic motion around a pivot that does not pass through the centre of mass for tiny angular displacements. This motion occurs on a regular basis.

f=12Ï€MgdI

Where Iis the object's moment of inertia about an axis through the pivot, and dis the distance between the pivot and the object's centre of mass.

2. The Parallel-Axis Theorem: It is a relationship between rotational inertia, Icomparing the rotation of a body around any axis to the rotation of the same body around a parallel axis through its centre of mass:

I=Icom+Md2

The rotational inertia of the body about the axis through the centre of mass isI and dis the perpendicular distance between the two axes. The real rotation axis has been displaced from the rotation axis via the centre of mass, which we can describe as Icom.

02

Given Data

1. The uniform rod has a mass of: M.

2. The length of the rod is: L.

3. The rod swings as a pendulum on a pivot at distance from one end of the rod.

03

Explanation

Because the pivot point is a quarter of the rod's length and the (uniform) rod's centre of mass is half its length, the distance dbetween the pivot and the centre of mass is:

d=L-L4-L2

=L4

04

Step 4  Inertia of the uniform rod

A uniform rod's moment of inertia around a pivot through its centre of mass is calculated:

Icom=112ML2

05

The rotational inertia of the rod about the pivot point

Using Equation (2)'s parallel-axis theorem, we can calculate the rod's rotational inertia around the pivot point:

I=Icom+Md2

=112ML2+ML42

=112ML2+116ML2

=748ML2

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The frequency of oscillation of the rod

The rod is modelled after a physical pendulum that moves in a basic harmonic pattern. Equation (1) is used to calculate the rod's oscillation frequency:

f=12Ï€MgdI

=12Ï€Mg\AA4748MML2

=12Ï€48g28L

=12Ï€12g7L

=1Ï€3g7L

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