11th Edition

ISBN: 9781119306856

Author: Halliday

Publisher: WILEY

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Chapter 15, Problem 48P

GO A rectangular block, with face lengths a = 35 cm and b = 45 cm, is to be suspended on a thin horizontal rod running through a narrow hole in the block. The block is then to be set swinging about the rod like a pendulum, through small angles so that it is in SHM. Figure 15-45 shows one possible position of the hole, at distance r from the block’s center, along a line connecting the center with a corner. (a) Plot the period versus distance r along that line such that the minimum in the curve is apparent. (b) For what value of r does that minimum occur? There is a line of points around the block’s center for which the period of swinging has the same minimum value. (c) What shape does that line make?

Chapter 15, Problem 48P, GO A rectangular block, with face lengths a = 35 cm and b = 45 cm, is to be suspended on a thin

Figure 15-45 Problem 48.

Definition Definition Special type of oscillation where the force of restoration is directly proportional to the displacement of the object from its mean or initial position. If an object is in motion such that the acceleration of the object is directly proportional to its displacement (which helps the moving object return to its resting position) then the object is said to undergo a simple harmonic motion. An object undergoing SHM always moves like a wave.

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