Applied Mechanics

Q1: A rigid body suspended Vertically at a point and oscillating with a small amplitude under the action of the force of gravity, is called

A simple pendulum

B compour pendulum

C Second's pendulum

D none of these.

ANS:B - compour pendulum

When a rigid body is suspended vertically and it oscillates with a small amplitude under the action of the force of gravity, the body is known as a simple pendulum.

Compound pendulum:

Any swinging rigid body free to rotate about a fixed horizontal axis is called a compound pendulum or physical pendulum. A compound pendulum has the same period as a simple gravity pendulum of length.



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