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A simple pendulum has length 2 meters. It is pulled back 10 cm from its equilibrium position and released. The tension in the string is 5 Newtons.
Sketch the system with the pendulum mass at the origin and the x axis horizontal.
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Sketch a vector representing the direction of the pendulum string at this instant. As measured from a horizontal x axis, what is the direction of this vector? (Hint: The y component of this vector is practically the same as the length; you are given distance of the pullback in the x direction. So you know the x and y components of the vector.)
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angle = arcTan(200 cm / (-10 cm) ) = 2.9 deg + 90 deg = 92.9 deg.
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What is the direction of the tension force exerted on the mass?
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I think it is directed towards the center
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It's not clear what you mean by 'the center'.
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The tension is directed toward the top of the string.
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What therefore are the horizontal and vertical components of the tension?
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T_x = 5 N * cos(92.9 deg) = .25 N
T_y = 5 N * sin(92.9 deg) = 5 N
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What therefore is the weight of the pendulum, and what it its mass?
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m = weight / g = 5 N / (9.8 m/s^2) = .51 kg.
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What is its acceleration at this instant?
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a = F_net / m = .25 N / (.51 kg) = .49 m/s^2
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