A Grandfather clock's pendulum is constructed from a thin rod of
negligible mass inserted into a uniform disk of mass
kg
and radius
cm. The rod has a length
from the pivot point
to the center of the disk that can be adjusted from 0.20 m to 0.30 m in
length so that the clock keeps the correct time.
a) Algebraically determine the (differential) equation of motion for the system, making the small angle approximation to put it in the form of a simple harmonic oscillator equation.
b) The clock keeps correct time when the period of its pendulum is
second. What should
be (to 3 digits) so that this is
true. (Use the algebraic form for
from your answer to part
a to solve for
.)