Angular frequency of disk suspended from a pivot

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Homework Statement



A uniform disk of radius 1.4m and mass 2.6kg is suspended from a pivot 0.35m above its center of mass. Find the angular frequency w for small oscillations.

Homework Equations



w = 2 x pi x f = sqrt (k/m)

The Attempt at a Solution



Is this the equation I would use to solve this problem? Or does moment of inertia have to be considered also?
 
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This is a physical pendulum. (Look it up!) You'll need to compute the rotational inertia about the pivot point.
 
Use the parallel axis theorem to find the moment of inertia of the disk about the pivot point.