Kshitij posted an Question
February 07, 2020 • 08:28 am 15 points
  • IIT JAM
  • Physics (PH)

Why restoring torque is taken as mglsin(t)/2 and not mgl/2.

The time period of the pendulum is A physical pendulum consists of a solid cylinder pivoted about one of its ends. The momentum 8. 2 2gL+2gR of inertia of the cylinder is MR2+ ML2+ML2 R2 (B) 21 R (A) R 2 (D) R2 +42/3 2gL 21 (C)

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    Paltu Sen best-answer

    For this cylinder centre of gravity acts at its midpoint along the symmetric axis. Weight Mg acts about this CG. See attachment for clarification..

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