A pendulum consists of a rigid rod that is 8 cm long with a 100-g mass on one end and a frictionless pivot attached to a plate on the other end. What must be done to the plate when the system is inverted (i.e., mass on the top, plate on bottom) to keep the pendulum oscillating?

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A pendulum consists of a rigid rod that is 8 cm long with a 100-g mass on one end and a frictionless pivot attached to a plate on the other end. What must be done to the plate when the system is inverted (i.e., mass on the top, plate on bottom) to keep the pendulum oscillating?