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A simple pendulum of length l and having a bob of mass M is suspended in a car. The car is moving on a circular track of radius R with a uniform speed v. If the pendulum makes small oscillations in a radial direction about its equilibrium position, what will be its time period?
Solution:
When the car moves along a circular track, the bob of the simple pendulum will possess centripetal acceleration, (radially inward along horizontal) The acceleration due to gravity (g) acts vertically downwards. Therefore, effective acceleration of the pendulum, Hence, time period of the simple pendulum,
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