A uniform thin rod of mass is hinged at one end and allowed to oscillate in a…

PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics C: Mechanics · Oscillations · Oscillations

Problem

A uniform thin rod of mass

0.50\,\text{kg}

is hinged at one end and allowed to oscillate in a vertical plane as a physical pendulum. The measured time period of small oscillations is

1.5\,\text{s}

. Taking

g = 9.8\,\text{m s}^{-2}

, calculate the length of the rod.