Two identical positive charges each

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Oscillations · Oscillations

Problem

Two identical positive charges QQ each, are placed on the xx axis at points (−a,0)(-a, 0) and (a,0)(a, 0). A point charge of magnitude qq is placed at the origin. For small displacement along xx axis, the charge qq executes simple harmonic motion if it is positive and its time period is T1T_1. If the charge qq is negative, it performs oscillations when displaced along yy axis. In this case the time period of small oscillations is T2T_2. Find T1T2\frac{T_1}{T_2}.

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