Physical Pendulum: a Large Stick Is Pivoted About One End

question 15

Essay

Physical pendulum: A large stick is pivoted about one end and allowed to swing back and forth with no friction as a physical pendulum. The mass of the stick is and its center of gravity (found by finding its balance point) is from the pivot. If the period of the swinging stick is what is the moment of inertia of the stick about an axis through the pivot?

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