Phy 201
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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 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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#$&* Using arctan(2cm / 10cm), I get the direction of this vector to be 11.31 degrees.
that would be 2 meters / 10 cm, not 2 cm / 10 cm
• What is the direction of the tension force exerted on the mass?
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#$&* I think that the tension force exerted on the mass is directed towards the center.
• What therefore are the horizontal and vertical components of the tension?
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#$&* I think the horizontal component would be 5 * cos(101.3) = -0.98 and the vertical component would be 5 * sin(101.3) = 4.9
• What therefore is the weight of the pendulum, and what it its mass?
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#$&* Weight is a component of gravity, which works in a straight downward direction. I think what I need to do is set the weight equal to the y component, since it too works in a straight downwards direction. So weight = 4.9 N, and the mass therefore is 4.9 / 9.8m/s^2 = 0.5 kg.
• What is its acceleration at this instant?
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#$&* The acceleration should be of that due to gravity, which would be 9.8m/s^2.
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