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(a) -0.211 m
At the beginning the mass is displaced such that the length of the pendulum is L = 36.1 cm and the angle with the vertical is
The projection of the length of the pendulum along the vertical direction is
the full length of the pendulum when the mass is at the lowest position is
L = 36.1 cm
So the y-displacement of the mass is
(b) 0.347 J
The work done by gravity is equal to the decrease in gravitational potential energy of the mass, which is equal to
where we have
m = 168 g = 0.168 kg is the mass of the pendulum
g = 9.8 m/s^2 is the acceleration due to gravity
is the vertical displacement of the pendulum
So, the work done by gravity is
And the sign is positive, since the force of gravity (downward) is in the same direction as the vertical displacement of the mass.
(c) Zero
The work done by a force is:
where
F is the magnitude of the force
d is the displacement
is the angle between the direction of the force and the displacement
In this situation, the tension in the string always points in a radial direction (towards the pivot of the pendulum), while the displacement of the mass is tangential (it follows a circular trajectory): this means that the tension and the displacement are always perpendicular to each other, so in the formula
and so the work done is zero.
Answer:
The resultant tension of the two ropes is approximately 42.4 N
The length of the line representing the resultant tension is approximately 8.48 cm
Please find included with the answer the scale drawing created with Microsoft Word
Explanation:
The given parameters are;
The tension in rope P, = 30 N
The tension in rope Q, = 30 N
The angle the rope, 'P', makes with the horizontal = 45°
The angle the rope, 'Q', makes with the horizontal = 45°
The scale factor of the scale diagram, S.F. = 5.0 N/cm
By the resolution of forces at equilibrium, we have;
The sum of the vertical forces, =
+
+ W = 0
∴ W = -( +
)
W = -(30 × sin(45°) + 30 × sin(45°)) = -42.4264068712
The weight of the heavy ball, W ≈ 42.4 N acting downwards
The sum of the horizontal forces, =
+
= 0
The length of the resultant force, W = W/(S.F.) ≈ 42.4 N/(5.0 N/cm) = 8.48 cm
The drawing of the vectors using the scale factor of 5.0 N/cm is created using Microsoft Word is included
