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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?
answer/question/discussion: From one extreme to another in 1 second. From one extreme point to equilibrium .5 seconds. From extreme to equilibrium to extreme back to equilibrium in 1.5 seconds.
What reasonable assumption did you make to arrive at your answers?
answer/question/discussion: I made the assumption that despite it changing velocities due to it technical changes in directions as it made a small arc that the magnitude would remain the same allowing me to breakdown the arc into equal portions that would represent equal fraction of time for an entire oscillation.
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