A uniform rectangular plate is suspended from a pin located at the midpoint of one edge as

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A uniform rectangular plate is suspended from a pin located at the midpoint of one edge as shown. Considering the dimension b constant, determine

(a) The ratio c/b for which the period of oscillation of the plate is minimum,

(b) The ratio c/b for which the period of oscillation of the plate is the same as the period of a simple pendulum of length c.

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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073212227

8th Edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell

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