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Mechanical Oscillations

Problem 4.20

A ball is suspended by a thread of length ll at the point OO on the wall, forming a small angle α\alpha with the vertical (Fig. 4.1 ). Then the thread with the ball was deviated through a small angle β(β>α)\beta(\beta>\alpha) and set free. Assuming the collision of the ball against the wall to be perfectly elastic, find the oscillation period of such a pendulum.

Reveal Answer
T=2l/g[π/2+arcsin(α/β)]T=2 \sqrt{l / g}[\pi / 2+\arcsin (\alpha / \beta)]