Equilibrium Problem

A cube of side length a is kept on top of a hemisphere of radius r.For the body to be in stable equilibrium for small displacements what should be the maximum value of a??

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Vivek @ Born this Way ·

Displace or title the cube by some small distance say x. Write the energy of the cube and then using the condition of stable equilibrium, dE/dx = 0 and d2E/dx2 > 0 , try to find a constraint for the same.

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