Answer: 0.55 m/s
Explanation:
This situation is related to projectile motion (also called parabolic motion), where the main equations are as follows:
(1)
(2)
Where:
is the horizontal displacement of the pencil
is the pencil's initial velocity
since we are told the pencil rolls <u>horizontally</u> before falling
is the time since the pencil falls until it hits the ground
is the initial height of the pencil
is the final height of the pencil (when it finally hits the ground)
is the acceleration due gravity, always acting vertically downwards
Begining with (1):
(3)
(4)
Finding from (2):
(5)
(6)
Substituting (6) in (4):
(7)
Isolating :
(8)
(9)
Finally:
It describes the relationship between force and acceleration
A)Ep'=mgh=mgl(1-cosa).At the bottom of the swing Ep=0(reference level),so the potential energy as the child is just released is bigger than the potential energy at the bottom of the swing.;B)The speed of the child at the bottom of the swing-->v=√(2gh)=√[2gl(1-cosa)];C)I don't think that the tension does any work.
