Q47 / 51 · JEE Advanced 2023 (Paper 1) · Physics
Two point-like objects of masses and are fixed at the two ends of a rigid massless rod of length . This system is suspended vertically from a rigid ceiling using a thin wire attached to its center of mass, as shown in the figure. The resulting torsional pendulum undergoes small oscillations. The torsional constant of the wire is . The angular frequency of the oscillations in . The value of is _____.

Two point-like objects of masses and are fixed at the two ends of a rigid massless rod of length . This system is suspended vertically from a rigid ceiling using a thin wire attached to its center of mass, as shown in the figure. The resulting torsional pendulum undergoes small oscillations. The torsional constant of the wire is . The angular frequency of the oscillations in . The value of is _____.

Correct answer: 10
Solution
Given:
and .
Moment of inertia about the axis of rotation is
X-coordinate of the centre of mass can be written as,
Therefore,
And
If the system is rotated by small angle ‘’, the restoring torque is
And
Therefore, .
Hence, the correct answer is 10.
