It does produce 'sound' ... a compression wave traveling through the air. But your ears don't hear a sound that's vibrating less than 20 or 30 times every second. If you could swing your pendulum that fast, you could hear the sound of its vibrations pushing the air around.
Answer:
3.1 m/s
Explanation:
First, find the time it takes for the cat to land. Take down to be positive.
Given:
Δy = 0.61 m
v₀ = 0 m/s
a = 9.81 m/s²
Find: t
Δy = v₀ t + ½ at²
(0.61 m) = (0 m/s) t + ½ (9.81 m/s²) t²
t = 0.353 s
Now find the horizontal velocity needed to travel 1.1 m in that time.
Given:
Δx = 1.1 m
a = 0 m/s²
t = 0.353 s
Find: v₀
Δx = v₀ t + ½ at²
(1.1 m) = v₀ (0.353 s) + ½ (0 m/s²) (0.353 s)²
v₀ = 3.1 m/s
784 Newtons or 176.37 lbs
