Abstract
In this paper, three different analytical methods have been successfully used to study a nonlinear oscillator equation arising in the microbeam-based electromechanical resonator. These methods are: variational approach, Hamiltonian approach, and amplitude-frequency formulation. The governing equation is based on the Euler Bernoulli hypothesis and the partial differential equation (PDE) is simplified into an ordinary differential equartion (ODE) by using the Galerkin method. A frequency analysis is carried out, and the relationship between the angular frequency and the initial amplitude is obtained in closed analytical form. A comparison of the present solutions is made with the existing solutions and excellent agreement is noted.