Given Information:
Pendulum 1 mass = m₁ = 0.2 kg
Pendulum 2 mass = m₂ = 0.6 kg
Pendulum 1 length = L₁ = 5 m
Pendulum 2 length = L₂ = 1 m
Required Information:
Affect of mass on the frequency of the pendulum = ?
Answer:
The mass of the ball will not affect the frequency of the pendulum.
Explanation:
The relation between period and frequency of pendulum is given by
f = 1/T
The period of pendulum is given by
T = 2π√(L/g)
Where g is the acceleration due to gravity and L is the length of the string
As you can see the period (and frequency too) of pendulum is independent of the mass of the pendulum. Therefore, the mass of the ball will not affect the frequency of the pendulum.
Bonus:
Pendulum 1:
T₁ = 2π√(L₁/g)
T₁ = 2π√(5/9.8)
T₁ = 4.49 s
f₁ = 1/T₁
f₁ = 1/4.49
f₁ = 0.22 Hz
Pendulum 2:
T₂ = 2π√(L₂/g)
T₂ = 2π√(1/9.8)
T₂ = 2.0 s
f₂ = 1/T₂
f₂ = 1/2.0
f₂ = 0.5 Hz
So we can conclude that the higher length of the string increases the period of the pendulum and decreases the frequency of the pendulum.
You're walking in one direction, and then the exact opposite of that direction, so you simply have to subtract the two distances.
200-150=50
You're 50 meters west of where you originally started.
You're west because 200 meters west is greater than 150 meters east. If the distance walked east was greater than the distance walked west, you would've been east of your starting position.
