In the figure below, a hoop (radius R = 1.0 m, mass = 2.0 kg) having four spokes of negligible mass is suspended from a pivot a distance d = .25 m above its center of mass. The angular frequency (in rad/s) for small oscillations is approximately

?



?



a.

4.0.



b.

2.5.



c.

1.5.



d.

1.0.



e.

0.5.


c

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