Oscillations
A physical pendulum is released from rest at an angle from the vertical. Neglecting friction, what principle can be used to find its maximum angular velocity?
Conservation of Linear Momentum
Conservation of Angular Momentum
Conservation of Energy
Newton's Second Law
A uniform rod of mass and length is pivoted at one end. If a small mass is attached at the midpoint of the rod, how does this affect the period of the pendulum, assuming the moment of inertia of the rod about its end is ?
The period decreases.
The period increases.
The period remains the same.
The period oscillates irregularly.
A uniform rod of mass and length is pivoted at one end. If the moment of inertia about its center of mass is , what is its moment of inertia about the pivot point using the parallel axis theorem?
The angular frequency of a physical pendulum is given by . How is the period related to this angular frequency ?
Under what condition does the motion of a physical pendulum approximate simple harmonic motion (SHM)?
When the angular displacement is large.
When the pendulum is very heavy.
When the angular displacement is small.
When the pendulum is very light.
Which of the following is a key difference between a simple pendulum and a physical pendulum?
A simple pendulum experiences air resistance, while a physical pendulum does not.
A simple pendulum has a concentrated mass at a point, while a physical pendulum has a distributed mass.
A simple pendulum's period depends on its mass, while a physical pendulum's does not.
A physical pendulum can only oscillate in a vertical plane, while a simple pendulum can oscillate in any direction.
In the formula for the period of a physical pendulum, , what does 'd' represent?
The diameter of the pendulum bob.
The length of the string.
The distance from the pivot to the center of mass.
The damping coefficient.

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A physical pendulum has a moment of inertia , a mass , and the distance from the pivot to the center of mass is . What is the period of the pendulum's oscillation?
2.0 s
6.3 s
4.0 s
8.0 s
A thin rod of length and mass is pivoted at a distance from one end. What is the moment of inertia of the rod about this pivot point?
A physical pendulum with moment of inertia is released from an initial angular displacement of . If its potential energy at the release point is , and its kinetic energy at the lowest point is , and the period is defined as , how can you relate these parameters to find the period?
and energy conservation is not directly relevant to finding the period.