Gauss' law for Oscillations

As shown below left, a solid sphere of radius R R has density ρ \rho in the top half and 2 ρ 2\rho in the bottom half. It is kept in a uniform fluid of density 3 ρ 3\rho with a hinge at the bottom such that it can freely perform oscillations about any horizontal axis through the hinge.

If all the points of the sphere are to oscillate in their respective planes parallel to the plane x = 3 z x = -\sqrt3 z (shown below right), the period of small oscillations is 2 π α R β g , 2\pi \sqrt { \frac { \alpha R }{ \beta g } }, where α , β \alpha, \beta are coprime positive integers. Find α β \alpha - \beta .


The answer is 1.

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Apr 30, 2021

α = β + 1 α β = 1 \alpha = \beta + 1 \therefore \alpha - \beta = 1 .

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