
A thin rod of length L and uniform cross-section is pivoted at its lowest point P inside a stationary homogeneous and non-viscous liquid. The rod is free to rotate in a vertical plane about a horizontal axis passing through P. The density d1 of the material of the rod is smaller than the density d2 of the liquid. The rod is displaced by small angle θ from its equilibrium position and then released. Determine its angular frequency in terms of the given parameters.


Important Questions on Simple Harmonic Motion



The position co-ordinates of a particle moving in a coordinate system is given by
and
The speed of the particle is:



An ideal gas enclosed in a vertical cylindrical container supports a freely moving piston of mass . The piston and the cylinder have equal cross-sectional area . When the piston is in equilibrium, the volume of the gas is and its pressure is . The piston is slightly displaced from the equilibrium position and released. Assuming that the system is completely isolated from its surrounding, the piston executes a simple harmonic motion with frequency
[Assume the system is in space.]













A simple pendulum has time period . The point of suspension is now moved upward according to the relation where is the vertical displacement. The time
period now becomes .
The ratio of is


