Phy 201
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A pendulum requires 2 seconds to complete a cycle, which consists of a complete back-and-forth oscillation (extreme point to equilibrium to opposite extreme point back to equilibrium and finally to the original extreme point). As long as the amplitude of the motion (the amplitude is the distance from the equilibrium position to the extreme point) is small compared to the length of the pendulum, the time required for a cycle is independent of the amplitude.
• How long does it take to get from one extreme point to the other, how long from an extreme point to equilibrium, and how long to go from extreme point to equilibrium to opposite extreme point and back to equilibrium?
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To get from one extreme point to the other it takes 1.2 seconds
To get from an extreme point to equilibrium it takes .4 seconds
To get from extreme point to equilibrium to opposite extreme point and back to equilibrium it takes 1.6 seconds.
• What reasonable assumption did you make to arrive at your answers?
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The time period is divided into 5 different sections. (extreme point, equilibrium, extreme point, equilibrium, original extreme point) I divided 2 seconds by 5 to .4 seconds. I used this to reach my answer.
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25 minutes
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Right idea and good thinking, but there are only four phases to that motion. Check the link; you will understand.
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