HC Verma - Concepts of Physics Part 1

Book: HC Verma - Concepts of Physics Part 1

Chapter: 12. Simple Harmonic Motion

Subject: Physics - Class 11th

Q. No. 40 of Exercises

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A simple pendulum of length 40 cm is taken inside a deep mine. Assume for the time being that the mine is 1600 km deep. Calculate the time period of the pendulum there. Radius of the earth = 6400 km.

1.47 s

given length


Let M be the mass of earth



--------->(1)


Gravity at depth ‘d’ will be


[Let ‘r’ be the distance from center of the earth to that point




]


---------->(2)


From (1) & (2)





[‘g’ on surface is ]




Time period at that depth


= 1.47 sec


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