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Two pendulums of length 121 cm and 100 cm start vibrating in phase. At some instant, the two are at their mean position in the same phase. The minimum number of vibrations of the shorter pendulum after which the two are again in phase at the mean position is:

A

11

B

9

C

10

D

8

Step-by-Step Solution

The time period of a pendulum is given by T=2πLgT = 2\pi \sqrt{\frac{L}{g}}. Let n1n_1 and n2n_2 be integers for the number of vibrations. For them to be in phase, n1T1=n2T2n_1 T_1 = n_2 T_2. Substituting the values: n1×2π1.21g=n2×2π1.00gn_1 \times 2\pi \sqrt{\frac{1.21}{g}} = n_2 \times 2\pi \sqrt{\frac{1.00}{g}}. This simplifies to n1×1.1=n2×1.0n_1 \times 1.1 = n_2 \times 1.0, or n2n1=1.11.0=1110\frac{n_2}{n_1} = \frac{1.1}{1.0} = \frac{11}{10}. Thus, after 11 oscillations of the shorter pendulum, they will be in phase.

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