1) In a simple pendulum, the dimension of the bob is very very small compared to the

dimension of the wire/thread, hence the bob can be treated as a point mass, whereas in
case of a compound pendulum, the dimension of the bob/equivalent object is not very less
than the dimension of the wire, hence the object is treated as a distributed mass and not a
point mass. For example, connecting rod behaves as a compound pendulum.
2) The centre of percussion is the point about which the body, when struck, experiences no
reaction at the hinges i.e. the translational motion cancels the rotational motion at the hinge
point when the rod is given an impulse at the centre of percussion.

3) The centre of gravity in practical cases is found by balancing the object about a knife edge or
a similar entity until the object perfectly balances. This will happen only if the normal
reaction at the hinge exactly passes through the centre of mass of the object. So, if the
object balances on the knife edge means the point directly above the knife edge is the
centre of gravity.
4) When the body is undergoing translational motion, then linear momentum is the measure of
the inertia and when it is undergoing rotational motion, then angular momentum is the
measure of the inertia of the body.
5) The motion of a body can be stated as simple harmonic only if the angular acceleration is
proportional to angular displacement. In case of a simple pendulum, the angular
acceleration is proportional to sin(theta). So only if (theta) is very small, then sin(theta) can
be taken as (theta) and then the motion is simple harmonic. If the values of theta are large,
then the motion is periodic and not simple harmonic.
6) The more is the number of readings, the more is the probability that the average time-
period is close to the actual time-period of the pendulum. So, in order to have an accurate
value of the time-period of the pendulum, we took more number of readings.
7) The systems which have same mass, same moment of inertia, and same centre of mass are
termed as dynamically equivalent systems.
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