Answer:
[tex]T = 0.54 s[/tex]
Explanation:
When physical pendulum is a system of rod and sphere then we will have
[tex]\tau = I\alpha[/tex]
so we will have
[tex](MgL + \frac{mgL}{2})\theta = (\frac{mL^2}{3} + ML^2)\alpha[/tex]
so we will have
[tex]\alpha = \frac{(M + \frac{m}{2})g}{(\frac{m}{3} + M)L}\theta[/tex]
since mass of ball is much higher than the mass of rod
so we have
[tex]T = 0.66 s = 2\pi\sqrt{\frac{L}{g}}[/tex]
now when we use the rod as physical pendulum then we have
M = 0
[tex]\alpha = \frac{g/2}{L/3}\theta[/tex]
so we have
[tex]T = 2\pi\sqrt{\frac{2L}{3g}}[/tex]
so its time period is given as
[tex]T = (\sqrt{\frac{2}{3}})0.66[/tex]
[tex]T = 0.54 s[/tex]