Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 15 - Oscillations - Problems - Page 439: 55c

Answer

The period remains the same.

Work Step by Step

We can write an expression for the period: $T = 2\pi \sqrt{\frac{I}{mgx}}$ $T = 2\pi \sqrt{\frac{\frac{1}{12}mL^2+mx^2}{mgx}}$ $T = 2\pi \sqrt{\frac{\frac{1}{12}L^2+x^2}{gx}}$ We can see that the period does not depend on the mass. Therefore, even if the mass increases, then the period remains the same.
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