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Rufina [12.5K]
3 years ago
10

The tension in the string of a simple pendulum is:

Physics
1 answer:
mafiozo [28]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

D. None of the above

Explanation:

There are only two forces acting on a pendulum:

- The force of gravity (downward)

- The tension in the string

We can consider the axis along the direction of the string: here we have the tension T, acting towards the pivot, and the component of the weight along this direction, acting away from the pivot. Their resultant must be equal to the centripetal force, so we can write:

T-mg cos \theta = m\frac{v^2}{r}\\T=m\frac{v^2}{r}+mg cos \theta

where

T is the tension in the string

\theta is the angle between the tension and the vertical

m is the mass

g is the acceleration of gravity

v is the speed of the pendulum

r is the length of the string

From the formula we see that the value of the tension, T, depends only on the value of v (the speed) and \theta, the angle. We notice that:

- Since \theta and v constantly change, T must change as well

- At \theta=0^{\circ} (equilibrium position), cos \theta=1 (maximum value), and also the speed v is maximum, so the tension has the maximum value at the equilibrium position

- For \theta increasing, the cos \theta decreases and the speed v decreases as well, so the tension T decreases: this means that the value of the tension will be minimum in the extreme positions.

So the correct answer is D. None of the above

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