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Moment of Inertia = 2* [m*l*l/3] ; l = 1.8/2

MOI = 1.08 kg.m2

For this, the natural frequency, omega, w is given by sqrt(K/MOI)

w = sqrt(3.7/1.08) = 1.85 rad/sec

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