A uniform disk of mass
m and radius
r has a small hole drilled through it at distance
d from its center. The disk hangs from a flexible pivot passing through the hole and is given a small displacement perpendicular to the plane of the disk, so it oscillates perpendicular to that plane. The distance
d is chosen to make the period of oscillation as small as possible. What is this minimum period? The moment of inertia of a disk about the axis through its center and perpendicular to the plane is
Idisk=21mr2.