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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,
ac=v2Ra_c = \frac{v^2}{R} (radially inward along horizontal)
The acceleration due to gravity (g) acts vertically downwards.
Therefore, effective acceleration of the pendulum,
g′=g2+(v2R)2g' = \sqrt{g^2 + \left(\frac{v^2}{R}\right)^2}
=g2+v4R2= \sqrt{g^2 + \frac{v^4}{R^2}}
Hence, time period of the simple pendulum,
T=2πlg′T = 2\pi \sqrt{\frac{l}{g'}}
=2Ï€lg2+v4R2= 2\pi \sqrt{\frac{l}{g^2 + \frac{v^4}{R^2}}}
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