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A small rock with mass 0.12 kg is fastened to a massless string with length 0.80 m to form a pendulum. The pendulum is swinging so as to mak
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A small rock with mass 0.12 kg is fastened to a massless string with length 0.80 m to form a pendulum. The pendulum is swinging so as to make a maximum angle of 45 ∘ with the vertical. Air resistance is negligible. Part A What is the speed of the rock when the string passes through the vertical position
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Answer:
v = 3.33 m/s
Explanation:
In the position of 45 degrees, all the energy of the rock is gravitational, then we have:
E = m*g*L*cos(angle)
and in the vertical position of the string, all the energy is kinetic, so we have:
E = m*v^2/2
If there is no dissipation, both energies are equal, so we have:
m*g*L*cos(45) = m*v^2/2
9.81 * 0.8 * 0.7071 * 2 = v^2
v^2 = 11.0986
v = 3.33 m/s