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Mechanical Oscillations

Problem 4.51

A uniform rod of length \(l\) performs small oscillations about the horizontal axis \(00^{\prime}\) perpendicular to the rod and passing through one of its points. Find the distance between the centre of inertia of the rod and the axis \(O O^{\prime}\) at which the oscillation period is the shortest. What is it equal to?

Reveal Answer
x=l/23,Tmin=2πl/g3x=l / 2 \sqrt{3}, T_{\min }=2 \pi \sqrt{l / g \sqrt{3}}