Answer:
a. 86.80 m
b. i. The mass of the bob
ii. The length of the pendulum
Explanation:
a. Determine the height of the smokestack.
Using T = 2π√(L/g) where T = period of pendulum = 18.7 s, L = length of pendulum = height of smokestack and g = acceleration due to gravity = 9.8 m/s².
So, making L subject of the formula, we have
T = 2π√(L/g)
T/2π = √(L/g)
squaring both sides, we have
(T/2π)² = L/g
L = (T/2π)²g
Substituting the values of the variables into the equation, we have
L = (T/2π)²g
L = (18.7 s/2π)²(9.8 m/s²)
L = (2.976 s)²(9.8 m/s²)
L = 8.857 s² × 9.8 m/s²
L = 86.796 m
L ≅ 86.80 m
b. What factors influence the period of a simple pendulum
The factors that influence the period of a simple pendulum are
i. The mass of the bob
ii. The length of the pendulum
Answer:
<em>a. The rock takes 2.02 seconds to hit the ground</em>
<em>b. The rock lands at 20,2 m from the base of the cliff</em>
Explanation:
Horizontal motion occurs when an object is thrown horizontally with an initial speed v from a height h above the ground. When it happens, the object moves through a curved path determined by gravity until it hits the ground.
The time taken by the object to hit the ground is calculated by:

The range is defined as the maximum horizontal distance traveled by the object and it can be calculated as follows:

The man is standing on the edge of the h=20 m cliff and throws a rock with a horizontal speed of v=10 m/s.
a,
The time taken by the rock to reach the ground is:


t = 2.02 s
The rock takes 2.02 seconds to hit the ground
b.
The range is calculated now:

d = 20.2 m
The rock lands at 20,2 m from the base of the cliff
1 and A
2 and B
3 and D
4 and C