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Show that motion of cylinder floating in the liquid is simple harmonic motion and find the time period of oscillations.
Asked by Topperlearning User | 04 Jun, 2014, 01:23: PM
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Consider a cylinder of length L and density  floating in a liquid of density .  Let A be the area of cross-section of cylinder and cylinder floats up to depth 'h' in the liquid.

According to the law of floatation,

Weight of body = Weight of liquid displaced

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