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Let m, g, and L be positive constants. (a) Show that V(θ,ω)=12mL2ω2+mgL(1cosθ)V(\theta, \omega)=\frac{1}{2} m L^{2} \omega^{2}+m g L(1-\cos \theta) is positive definite in an open neighborhood containing (θ,ω)=(0,0)(\theta, \omega)=(0,0). (b) Show that V˙(θ,ω)\dot{V}(\theta, \omega) is negative semidefinite on solution trajectories of

θ˙=ωω˙=μmωgLsinθ\begin{array}{l} \dot{\theta}=\omega \\ \dot{\omega}=-\frac{\mu}{m} \omega-\frac{g}{L} \sin \theta \end{array}

on an open neighborhood containing (θ,ω)=(0,0)(\theta, \omega)=(0,0).

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(a) We have the following function

V(θ,ω)=12mL2ω2+mgL(1cos(θ))\begin{align*} V(\theta, \omega)&=\dfrac{1}{2}mL^2\omega ^2+mgL(1-\cos(\theta))\\ \end{align*}

We know that m, g and L are positive constants. and cos (θ\theta) is varying between -1 to 1.

1cos(θ)le11cos(θ)ge11+11cos(θ)ge12cos(θ)ge0\begin{align*} -1\le \cos(\theta)le 1\\ 1\ge -\cos(\theta)ge -1\tag{\textcolor{#4257b2}{inequality sign changes after multiplying with -1}}\\ 1+1\ge 1-\cos(\theta)ge -1\\ 2\ge -\cos(\theta)ge 0 \end{align*}

Now we will check the function:

V(θ,ω)=12mL2ω2+mgL(1cos(θ))=12mL2ω2 Positive+mgL Positive(1cos(θ)) Positive\begin{align*} V(\theta, \omega)&=\dfrac{1}{2}mL^2\omega ^2+mgL(1-\cos(\theta))\\ &=\dfrac{1}{2}\underbrace{mL^2\omega ^2}_{\text{ Positive}}+\underbrace{mgL}_{\text{ Positive}}\underbrace{(1-\cos(\theta))}_{\text{ Positive}}\\ \end{align*}

Hence, the function is strictly positive for all (θ,ω)R2(\theta,\omega)\in \bf{R}^2 except (0,0). So the function V(θ,ω)=12mL2ω2+mgL(1cos(θ))V(\theta, \omega)=\dfrac{1}{2}mL^2\omega ^2+mgL(1-\cos(\theta)) is positive definite.

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